Paul Ruffner vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond 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.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Ruffner 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Paul Ruffner 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Paul Ruffner 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Paul Ruffner 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Ruffner 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Ruffner 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 109 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 49 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 9 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 4 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 4 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Paul Ruffner 52 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .440 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 0 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Paul Ruffner 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

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.