Mikal Bridges vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) 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.