JaVale McGee vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.