Ron Harper vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) 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.