Joe Dumars vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.