Kristaps Porzingis vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Kristaps Porzingis 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

Kristaps Porzingis

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kristaps Porzingis: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kristaps Porzingis 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Kristaps Porzingis 8 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Kristaps Porzingis 3 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Kristaps Porzingis 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 19.7 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 7.9 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.7 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 9,021 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 3,604 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 826 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 334 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 846 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 459 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .459 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .361 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .831 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.2 (2023) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 9.5 (2020) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.7 (2023) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.9 (2023) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.4 (2018) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 15.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 5.9 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 244 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 94 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 19 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 14 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 19 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 16 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .482 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .380 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .887 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.7 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 8.7 (2020) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 (2024) 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.