Alex Caruso vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.