Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Paul Pierce and Michael Ruffin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Paul Pierce 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 18 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 9-9. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Paul Pierce
vs.
Michael Ruffin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Paul Pierce:
1998-99 to 2016-17
Michael Ruffin:
1999-00 to 2008-09
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Paul Pierce
9
9
0
Michael Ruffin
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 21.5 5.6 3.4 1.60.3
Michael Ruffin 2.8 4.3 0.80.60.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 37 12 6 52
Michael Ruffin 14 10 4 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 18

games		 10

games		 15

games		 11

games		3

games
Michael Ruffin 0

games 		6

games		 1

game		 3

games		9

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 2

games		 4

games		6

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
%
Nov. 13, 1999
1. Celtics 91   Paul Pierce 19 6 3 2 1 1 3 39 7-13 .538 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Bulls 92   Michael Ruffin 4 6 2 0 0 0 3 19 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 2000
2. Celtics 79   Paul Pierce 20 5 3 4 0 7 2 41 6-12 .500 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bulls 96   Michael Ruffin 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 10, 2000
3. Celtics 104   Paul Pierce 15 5 2 5 0 1 2 30 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Bulls 74   Michael Ruffin 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 16 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 14, 2000
4. Celtics 106   Paul Pierce 20 4 2 1 0 2 4 32 7-11 .636 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Bulls 91   Michael Ruffin 14 10 4 0 1 2 4 33 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 2000
5. Celtics 86   Paul Pierce 9 4 3 2 0 4 3 31 0-7 .000 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Bulls 104   Michael Ruffin 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 2001
6. Celtics 83   Paul Pierce 24 2 5 1 2 1 5 37 7-19 .368 4-8 .500 6-6 1.000
76ers 99   Michael Ruffin 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 06 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
7. Celtics 105   Paul Pierce 37 8 4 0 0 3 5 42 8-25 .320 3-8 .375 18-20 .900
OT Wizards 110   Michael Ruffin 0 3 0 0 2 1 5 20 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 31, 2004
8. Celtics 108   Paul Pierce 26 5 1 3 1 0 3 38 9-18 .500 2-5 .400 6-8 .750
Wizards 103   Michael Ruffin 4 10 1 2 0 1 2 19 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 2005
9. Celtics 105   Paul Pierce 20 3 5 2 0 1 4 38 7-15 .467 4-7 .571 2-3 .667
Wizards 101   Michael Ruffin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 2005
10. Celtics 116   Paul Pierce 25 8 3 1 0 3 5 41 7-16 .438 2-4 .500 9-10 .900
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
%
Jan. 07, 2006
11. Celtics 102   Paul Pierce 23 3 4 0 0 2 3 37 5-12 .417 2-5 .400 11-14 .786
Wizards 103   Michael Ruffin 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 25, 2006
12. Celtics 87   Paul Pierce 25 11 6 4 1 2 0 42 10-18 .556 0-2 .000 5-13 .385
Wizards 89   Michael Ruffin 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 07, 2006
13. Celtics 116   Paul Pierce 31 5 4 1 0 7 4 43 8-20 .400 3-7 .429 12-14 .857
OT Wizards 115   Michael Ruffin 4 7 0 0 1 0 5 27 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 2006
14. Celtics 91   Paul Pierce 29 7 3 2 0 6 3 38 11-17 .647 3-5 .600 4-5 .800
Wizards 108   Michael Ruffin 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 9 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2006
15. Celtics 117   Paul Pierce 23 12 5 0 0 2 3 39 6-14 .429 1-5 .200 10-14 .714
Wizards 124   Michael Ruffin 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 15, 2008
16. Celtics 99   Paul Pierce 13 7 3 0 0 3 1 27 5-8 .625 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Bucks 77   Michael Ruffin 4 8 1 0 0 0 5 29 0-1 .000 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 08, 2008
17. Celtics 107   Paul Pierce 14 2 4 1 0 2 2 21 6-11 .545 2-6 .333 0-0 -
OT Bucks 104   Michael Ruffin 6 5 2 1 1 1 6 25 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 2008
18. Celtics 102   Paul Pierce 14 3 2 0 0 0 2 22 5-11 .455 4-8 .500 0-0 -
Bucks 86   Michael Ruffin 1 9 1 2 1 0 1 19 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-4 .250
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