Richard Hamilton vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Richard Hamilton 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

Richard Hamilton

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Hamilton: 1999-00 to 2012-13
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Hamilton 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Richard Hamilton 14 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Richard Hamilton 9 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Richard Hamilton 3 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Hamilton 17.1 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Richard Hamilton 3.1 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Richard Hamilton 3.4 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Richard Hamilton 0.8 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Hamilton 0.1 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Hamilton 15,708 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Richard Hamilton 2,852 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Richard Hamilton 3,125 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Richard Hamilton 714 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Richard Hamilton 131 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Richard Hamilton 921 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Hamilton .449 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Richard Hamilton .346 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Hamilton .852 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Hamilton 20.1 (2006) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Hamilton 3.9 (2005) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Richard Hamilton 4.9 (2005) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Richard Hamilton 1.3 (2004) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Hamilton 0.2 (2002) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Hamilton 19.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Richard Hamilton 3.9 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Richard Hamilton 3.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Richard Hamilton 0.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Hamilton 0.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Hamilton 2,571 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Richard Hamilton 506 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Richard Hamilton 467 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Richard Hamilton 122 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Richard Hamilton 24 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Richard Hamilton 130 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Hamilton .439 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Richard Hamilton .340 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Hamilton .860 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Hamilton 22.5 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Hamilton 4.6 (2004) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Richard Hamilton 5.0 (2009) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Richard Hamilton 1.4 (2008) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Hamilton 0.5 (2008) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

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.