John Havlicek vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and John Havlicek that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

John Havlicek

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Paul Ruffner 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.