Pete Maravich vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Pete Maravich 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

Pete Maravich

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Paul Ruffner 0

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * 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.