Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Ruffner 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Paul Ruffner 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Ruffner 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Ruffner 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Ruffner 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. 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.