Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and Michael Ruffin

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James 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:
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They faced each other a total of 23 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 13-10 winning record over Michael Ruffin, including an 8-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

LeBron James
vs.
Michael Ruffin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
Michael Ruffin:
1999-00 to 2008-09
23 Games played
13 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
LeBron James
13
5
8
Michael Ruffin
10
8
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 28.6 7.6 5.8 1.40.8
Michael Ruffin 0.4 2.8 0.40.40.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 45 11 11 33
Michael Ruffin 2 8 3 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 23

games		 19

games		 23

games		 14

games		10

games
Michael Ruffin 0

games 		1

game		 0

games		 1

game		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 0

games		 8

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 2004
1. Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 29 7 2 2 1 4 2 44 12-28 .429 2-4 .500 3-5 .600
OT Jazz 96   Michael Ruffin 0 4 0 1 1 4 6 31 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 2004
2. Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 14 0 7 2 1 2 3 34 4-14 .286 0-2 .000 6-10 .600
Jazz 97   Michael Ruffin 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2004
3. Cavaliers 105   LeBron James 24 9 4 3 2 4 0 37 10-20 .500 0-3 .000 4-5 .800
Wizards 74   Michael Ruffin 0 3 0 1 0 2 4 20 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 2005
4. Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 31 10 8 2 1 5 3 48 12-26 .462 1-1 1.000 6-10 .600
Wizards 106   Michael Ruffin 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 16 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 2005
5. Cavaliers 111   LeBron James 38 6 6 1 0 1 3 48 16-33 .485 1-6 .167 5-8 .625
Wizards 119   Michael Ruffin 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 12 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2005
6. Cavaliers 114   LeBron James 37 10 4 0 2 3 1 42 15-23 .652 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Wizards 99   Michael Ruffin 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 10, 2006
7. Cavaliers 89   LeBron James 18 9 8 1 0 2 2 45 6-23 .261 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
Wizards 101   Michael Ruffin 1 5 1 1 0 1 3 21 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 24, 2006
8. Cavaliers 94   LeBron James 25 7 9 1 0 4 2 48 7-21 .333 3-8 .375 8-19 .421
Wizards 102   Michael Ruffin 2 8 0 1 1 1 2 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 16, 2006
9. Cavaliers 92   LeBron James 17 5 4 1 1 3 2 30 8-16 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Wizards 104   Michael Ruffin 0 3 1 1 1 1 3 17 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2006 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 2006
10. Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 32 11 11 0 0 4 3 48 12-27 .444 1-4 .250 7-11 .636
Wizards 86   Michael Ruffin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 25, 2006
11. Cavaliers 84   LeBron James 26 9 2 2 3 10 5 43 7-25 .280 1-6 .167 11-15 .733
Wizards 89   Michael Ruffin 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 15 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 28, 2006
12. Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 41 5 3 2 0 4 3 48 16-28 .571 3-5 .600 6-9 .667
Wizards 96   Michael Ruffin 2 5 0 0 2 1 3 16 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 2006
13. Cavaliers 96   LeBron James 38 6 5 0 0 7 5 45 13-23 .565 7-12 .583 5-7 .714
Wizards 106   Michael Ruffin 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 03, 2006
14. Cavaliers 121   LeBron James 45 7 6 2 0 4 5 46 14-23 .609 0-1 .000 17-18 .944
OT Wizards 120   Michael Ruffin 0 3 3 0 0 1 2 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 05, 2006
15. Cavaliers 114   LeBron James 32 7 7 2 1 5 4 53 15-25 .600 1-6 .167 1-3 .333
OT Wizards 113   Michael Ruffin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2006
16. Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 26 10 5 0 2 5 2 41 11-24 .458 2-4 .500 2-6 .333
Wizards 94   Michael Ruffin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 18, 2006
17. Cavaliers 99   LeBron James 20 5 4 2 0 3 2 33 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Wizards 111   Michael Ruffin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 2007
18. Cavaliers 99   LeBron James 25 6 5 1 1 2 3 44 7-23 .304 0-3 .000 11-14 .786
Wizards 94   Michael Ruffin 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 8 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2007 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 2007
19. Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 23 9 7 2 0 1 1 44 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 9-11 .818
Wizards 82   Michael Ruffin 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 15 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 25, 2007
20. Cavaliers 109   LeBron James 27 8 7 1 2 2 2 45 8-22 .364 0-3 .000 11-13 .846
Wizards 102   Michael Ruffin 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 07 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 28, 2007
21. Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 30 6 9 1 0 2 3 46 11-22 .500 3-5 .600 5-7 .714
Wizards 92   Michael Ruffin 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 2007
22. Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 31 11 7 3 1 2 3 46 8-22 .364 1-5 .200 14-17 .824
Wizards 90   Michael Ruffin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 22, 2008
23. Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 29 11 4 2 0 4 3 39 9-25 .360 3-9 .333 8-10 .800
Bucks 108   Michael Ruffin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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