Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Gary Payton and Michael Ruffin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Gary Payton 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 13 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 10-3 winning record over Michael Ruffin. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Gary Payton
vs.
Michael Ruffin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
Michael Ruffin:
1999-00 to 2008-09
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Gary Payton
10
10
0
Michael Ruffin
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 15.3 4.0 6.5 1.20.2
Michael Ruffin 1.5 4.0 0.50.30.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 22 7 13 21
Michael Ruffin 6 15 3 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 13

games		 8

games		 12

games		 8

games		1

game
Michael Ruffin 0

games 		5

games		 0

games		 2

games		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1999
1. Supersonics 93   Gary Payton 22 6 13 2 0 3 4 43 9-17 .529 4-7 .571 0-0 -
Bulls 84   Michael Ruffin 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 16 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 02, 2000
2. Supersonics 81   Gary Payton 12 1 10 2 0 5 3 44 5-18 .278 1-7 .143 1-1 1.000
Bulls 88   Michael Ruffin 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 2004
3. Lakers 93   Gary Payton 22 3 6 0 0 7 4 35 8-15 .533 3-4 .750 3-4 .750
Jazz 86   Michael Ruffin 2 15 1 0 2 5 4 39 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 2004
4. Lakers 83   Gary Payton 21 6 7 1 0 4 1 43 6-18 .333 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Jazz 88   Michael Ruffin 0 3 1 0 1 1 4 08 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 2004
5. Lakers 91   Gary Payton 17 3 3 2 0 1 3 33 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Jazz 84   Michael Ruffin 0 2 3 0 0 0 4 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 2004
6. Celtics 105   Gary Payton 17 1 7 2 0 3 0 44 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
OT Wizards 110   Michael Ruffin 0 3 0 0 2 1 5 20 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 31, 2004
7. Celtics 108   Gary Payton 18 6 4 0 0 3 1 32 8-12 .667 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Wizards 103   Michael Ruffin 4 10 1 2 0 1 2 19 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 2005
8. Celtics 105   Gary Payton 5 6 5 0 0 2 3 34 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Wizards 101   Michael Ruffin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 2005
9. Celtics 116   Gary Payton 14 2 11 1 1 2 2 37 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Wizards 108   Michael Ruffin 6 6 1 2 1 0 1 19 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 2005
10. Heat 104   Gary Payton 21 7 3 2 0 2 4 46 6-11 .545 3-7 .429 6-6 1.000
OT Wizards 101   Michael Ruffin 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 15 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 30, 2005
11. Heat 128   Gary Payton 10 3 7 2 0 2 1 31 4-10 .400 0-4 .000 2-4 .500
Wizards 113   Michael Ruffin 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 2006
12. Heat 118   Gary Payton 7 4 1 0 1 1 5 23 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Wizards 112   Michael Ruffin 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 08, 2006
13. Heat 99   Gary Payton 13 4 8 2 0 1 4 34 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Wizards 86   Michael Ruffin 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 16 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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