Rick Barry vs. Michael Ruffin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Ruffin and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Michael Ruffin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Michael Ruffin: 1999-00 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Michael Ruffin 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Michael Ruffin 9

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Michael Ruffin 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Michael Ruffin 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Michael Ruffin 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Michael Ruffin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Michael Ruffin 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Michael Ruffin 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Michael Ruffin 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Michael Ruffin 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Michael Ruffin 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Michael Ruffin 3.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Michael Ruffin 0.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Michael Ruffin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Michael Ruffin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Michael Ruffin 716

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Michael Ruffin 1,632

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Michael Ruffin 250

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Michael Ruffin 199

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Michael Ruffin 193

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Michael Ruffin 414

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Michael Ruffin .407

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Michael Ruffin .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Michael Ruffin .459

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Michael Ruffin 2.6 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Michael Ruffin 5.8 (2001)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Michael Ruffin 1.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Michael Ruffin 0.7 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Michael Ruffin 0.8 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Michael Ruffin 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Michael Ruffin 3.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Michael Ruffin 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Michael Ruffin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Michael Ruffin 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Michael Ruffin 28

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Michael Ruffin 67

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Michael Ruffin 13

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Michael Ruffin 7

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Michael Ruffin 5

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Michael Ruffin 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Michael Ruffin .563

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Michael Ruffin .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Michael Ruffin .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Michael Ruffin 2.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Michael Ruffin 5.0 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Michael Ruffin 1.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Michael Ruffin 0.8 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Michael Ruffin 0.3 (2006)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.