Stephen Curry vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Paul Ruffner 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 10 Paul Ruffner 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Paul Ruffner 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Paul Ruffner 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.