Mitch Richmond vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Mitch Richmond 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

Mitch Richmond

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Paul Ruffner 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) 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.