Manu Ginobili vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Manu Ginobili 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

Manu Ginobili

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Manu Ginobili: 2002-03 to 2017-18
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Manu Ginobili 4 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Manu Ginobili 16 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Manu Ginobili 15 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Manu Ginobili 2 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Manu Ginobili 2 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 13.3 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.5 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 14,043 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 3,697 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 4,001 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 1,392 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 319 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Manu Ginobili 1,057 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .447 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .369 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .827 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 19.5 (2008) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.8 (2008) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.9 (2010) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.8 (2004) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.4 (2008) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 14.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.0 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 3,054 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 874 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 827 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 292 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 61 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Manu Ginobili 218 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .433 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .358 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .817 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 20.8 (2005) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 5.8 (2005) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 6.0 (2010) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 2.6 (2011) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.9 (2015) 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.