Karl Malone vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.