Moses Malone vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Paul Ruffner 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Paul Ruffner 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) 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. 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.