Tim Duncan vs. Jeff Ruland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Ruland and Tim Duncan 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 Duncan

vs.

Jeff Ruland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Jeff Ruland: 1981-82 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Jeff Ruland 8

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Jeff Ruland 4

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Jeff Ruland 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Jeff Ruland 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Jeff Ruland 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Jeff Ruland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Jeff Ruland 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Jeff Ruland 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Jeff Ruland 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Jeff Ruland 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Jeff Ruland 10.2

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Jeff Ruland 3.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Jeff Ruland 5,763

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Jeff Ruland 3,378

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Jeff Ruland 1,002

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Jeff Ruland 249

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Jeff Ruland 267

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Jeff Ruland 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Jeff Ruland .564

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Jeff Ruland .158

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Jeff Ruland .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Jeff Ruland 22.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Jeff Ruland 12.3 (1984)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Jeff Ruland 5.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Jeff Ruland 0.9 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Jeff Ruland 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Jeff Ruland 9.6

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Jeff Ruland 3.9

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Jeff Ruland 313

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Jeff Ruland 163

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Jeff Ruland 67

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Jeff Ruland 14

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Jeff Ruland 13

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Jeff Ruland 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Jeff Ruland .521

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Jeff Ruland .000

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Jeff Ruland .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Jeff Ruland 24.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Jeff Ruland 12.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Jeff Ruland 7.8 (1984)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Jeff Ruland 2.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1986)