Tiny Archibald vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Tiny Archibald 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

Tiny Archibald

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Paul Ruffner 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Paul Ruffner 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * 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. 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.