Kyle Kuzma vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.