James Harden vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Paul Ruffner 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Paul Ruffner 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,741 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds James Harden 899 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists James Harden 1,041 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals James Harden 271 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games James Harden 164 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .426 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage James Harden .342 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) 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.