Damian Lillard vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Damian Lillard 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

Damian Lillard

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Damian Lillard 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Damian Lillard 12 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Damian Lillard 9 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Damian Lillard 8 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Damian Lillard 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Damian Lillard 7 Paul Ruffner 0

Rookie of The Year Damian Lillard 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 25.1 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.2 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.7 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 21,151 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 3,573 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Damian Lillard 5,659 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Damian Lillard 804 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 257 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Damian Lillard 842 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .438 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .371 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .897 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 (2015) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 26.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.5 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 1,666 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 286 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Damian Lillard 396 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Damian Lillard 76 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 19 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Damian Lillard 64 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .412 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .374 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .892 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 34.3 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.7 (2021) 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.