Kevin Love vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Paul Ruffner 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.5 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,110 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 730 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Kevin Love 143 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Kevin Love 86 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .401 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .399 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) 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.