Paul Ruffner vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Paul Ruffner 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

Paul Ruffner

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Ruffner 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Paul Ruffner 3 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Paul Ruffner 2 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Paul Ruffner 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Ruffner 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Ruffner 0 Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Ruffner 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Paul Ruffner 0 * Metta World Peace 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.1 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.9 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.2 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 109 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 49 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 9 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 4 * Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 4 * Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Paul Ruffner 52 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .440 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner .500 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 0 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 4 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 0 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 0 * Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 0 * Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Paul Ruffner 2 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .000 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner - Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

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.