Paul Ruffner vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Paul Ruffner 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Paul Ruffner 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 109 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 49 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 9 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 4 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 4 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Paul Ruffner 52 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .440 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 4 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Paul Ruffner 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.