Paul Ruffner vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson 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.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Ruffner 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Paul Ruffner 3 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Paul Ruffner 2 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Paul Ruffner 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Ruffner 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Ruffner 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.1 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.9 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.2 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 109 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 49 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 9 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 4 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 4 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Paul Ruffner 52 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .440 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner .500 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 0 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 4 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 0 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 0 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 0 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Paul Ruffner 2 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .000 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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.