Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 9.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.3 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 369 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 88 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 39 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 13 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 2 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 39 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .326 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .667 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2017) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.