Sam Cassell vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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, this player has no data for the stat.