Jaylen Brown vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Jaylen Brown 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

Jaylen Brown

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaylen Brown: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaylen Brown 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Jaylen Brown 8 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Jaylen Brown 7 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Jaylen Brown 3 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Brown 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 18.6 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.3 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.4 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 10,038 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 2,840 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 1,303 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 539 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 209 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Jaylen Brown 540 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .480 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .364 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .720 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 26.6 (2023) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 6.9 (2023) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.6 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.2 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 18.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.6 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 1,983 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 604 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 248 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 103 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 44 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Jaylen Brown 108 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .482 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .363 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .732 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 24.0 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 8.0 (2024) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.5 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.5 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 (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.