Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Paul Ruffner 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Paul Ruffner 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Paul Ruffner 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (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.