DeMarcus Cousins vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.