Paul Ruffner vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton 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.

John Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Ruffner 0 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Paul Ruffner 3 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Paul Ruffner 2 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Paul Ruffner 0 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Ruffner 0 John Stockton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Ruffner 0 John Stockton 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Ruffner 0 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Paul Ruffner 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Paul Ruffner 0 * John Stockton 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.1 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.9 John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.2 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 109 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 49 John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 9 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 4 * John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 4 * John Stockton 315

Total Games Paul Ruffner 52 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .440 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner .500 John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971) John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * John Stockton 1.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 0 John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 4 John Stockton 608

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 0 John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 0 * John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 0 * John Stockton 50

Total Games Paul Ruffner 2 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .000 John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner - John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975) John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * John Stockton 1.7 (1989)

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.