Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dwight Howard and Michael Ruffin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dwight Howard and Michael Ruffin played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 11 times in NBA games. Dwight Howard has a 7-4 winning record over Michael Ruffin. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dwight Howard
vs.
Michael Ruffin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
Michael Ruffin:
1999-00 to 2008-09
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dwight Howard
7
7
0
Michael Ruffin
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 13.3 10.7 1.7 0.82.3
Michael Ruffin 1.5 4.3 0.60.50.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 25 14 4 47
Michael Ruffin 5 8 2 13
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 10

games		 11

games		 8

games		 2

games		8

games
Michael Ruffin 1

game 		0

games		 2

games		 4

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 5

games		1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 2004
1. Magic 96   Dwight Howard 4 10 2 0 0 4 4 26 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Wizards 106   Michael Ruffin 5 7 2 1 2 0 4 25 1-4 .250 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 28, 2005
2. Magic 108   Dwight Howard 12 11 1 0 1 1 2 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Wizards 101   Michael Ruffin 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 20 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 29, 2005
3. Magic 103   Dwight Howard 13 10 0 3 2 1 3 39 3-7 .429 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Wizards 97   Michael Ruffin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 2005
4. Magic 102   Dwight Howard 22 11 4 4 2 2 5 29 7-11 .636 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Wizards 111   Michael Ruffin 1 6 2 0 1 2 0 21 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2005
5. Magic 79   Dwight Howard 17 11 1 1 2 1 2 40 5-14 .357 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Wizards 87   Michael Ruffin 3 5 0 1 0 0 4 22 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 23, 2005
6. Magic 91   Dwight Howard 5 7 2 1 0 2 5 27 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Wizards 83   Michael Ruffin 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 2006
7. Magic 106   Dwight Howard 9 10 2 0 3 2 5 28 2-5 .400 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Wizards 98   Michael Ruffin 1 8 0 0 3 0 3 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 06, 2006
8. Magic 82   Dwight Howard 16 11 3 0 1 3 3 36 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Wizards 94   Michael Ruffin 2 4 0 1 0 0 3 13 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2006
9. Magic 106   Dwight Howard 7 14 1 0 5 2 1 35 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Wizards 103   Michael Ruffin 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 2007
10. Magic 102   Dwight Howard 16 12 2 0 7 4 2 31 4-9 .444 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Bucks 83   Michael Ruffin 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 28, 2008
11. Magic 103   Dwight Howard 25 11 1 0 2 2 1 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Bucks 86   Michael Ruffin 1 8 2 1 1 0 2 20 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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