Tim Hardaway vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Tim Hardaway 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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) 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.