Jeremy Lin vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.