Bam Adebayo vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Paul Ruffner

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.1 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.0 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,160 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 649 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 242 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 62 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 72 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .527 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .000 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 21.7 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.