George Gervin vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Paul Ruffner 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games George Gervin 791 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games George Gervin 59 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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.