Paul Ruffner vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Ruffner 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Paul Ruffner 3 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Paul Ruffner 2 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Paul Ruffner 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Paul Ruffner 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Paul Ruffner 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Ruffner 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Paul Ruffner 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Paul Ruffner 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.1 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.9 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.2 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 109 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 49 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 9 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 4 * Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 4 * Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Paul Ruffner 52 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .440 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner .500 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Russell Westbrook 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 Russell Westbrook 7.0

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Russell Westbrook 7.5

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 0 Russell Westbrook 2,883

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 4 Russell Westbrook 857

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 0 Russell Westbrook 921

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 0 * Russell Westbrook 211

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 0 * Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Paul Ruffner 2 Russell Westbrook 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .000 Russell Westbrook .405

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .297

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner - Russell Westbrook .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)

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.