Paul Ruffner vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Ruffner 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Paul Ruffner 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Paul Ruffner 2 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Paul Ruffner 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 109 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 49 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 9 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 4 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 4 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Paul Ruffner 52 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .440 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner .500 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 0 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 4 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 0 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 0 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 0 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Paul Ruffner 2 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .000 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.