Kevin McHale vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.