Paul Ruffner vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic 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.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Ruffner 0 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Paul Ruffner 3 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Paul Ruffner 2 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Paul Ruffner 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.1 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.9 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.2 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 109 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 49 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 9 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 4 * Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 4 * Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Paul Ruffner 52 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .440 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner .500 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 0 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 4 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 0 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 0 * Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 0 * Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Paul Ruffner 2 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .000 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner - Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)

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.