Kobe Bryant vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Paul Ruffner 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Paul Ruffner 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.