Paul George vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

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

Paul George

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul George: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul George 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Paul George 14 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Paul George 11 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Paul George 9 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul George 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 6 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul George 2 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 4 Paul Ruffner 0

Steals Leader Paul George 1 Paul Ruffner 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 20.8 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 6.3 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Paul George 3.7 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.7 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 18,032 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Paul George 5,465 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Paul George 3,191 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Paul George 1,464 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Paul George 381 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Paul George 867 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .440 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Paul George .385 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .854 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.0 (2019) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 8.2 (2019) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Paul George 5.7 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2019) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.6 (2013) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 21.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 7.5 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Paul George 4.1 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 2,416 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Paul George 854 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Paul George 473 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Paul George 172 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Paul George 62 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Paul George 114 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .423 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Paul George .352 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .826 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.6 (2019) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 9.6 (2021) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paul George 7.3 (2017) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2014) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 2.0 (2011) 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.