Paul Pierce vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) 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.