Paul Ruffner vs. D'Angelo Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars D'Angelo Russell and Paul Ruffner 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 Ruffner

vs.

D'Angelo Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Ruffner 0 D'Angelo Russell 0

NBA Seasons Paul Ruffner 3 D'Angelo Russell 9

Playoffs Played Paul Ruffner 2 D'Angelo Russell 4

NBA Cups Won Paul Ruffner 0 * D'Angelo Russell 1 *

All-Star Games Paul Ruffner 0 D'Angelo Russell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.1 D'Angelo Russell 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.9 D'Angelo Russell 3.4

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.2 D'Angelo Russell 5.8

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * D'Angelo Russell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * D'Angelo Russell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 109 D'Angelo Russell 10,136

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 49 D'Angelo Russell 1,954

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 9 D'Angelo Russell 3,289

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 4 * D'Angelo Russell 610

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 4 * D'Angelo Russell 184

Total Games Paul Ruffner 52 D'Angelo Russell 571

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .440 D'Angelo Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell .369

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner .500 D'Angelo Russell .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971) D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971) D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975) D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 D'Angelo Russell 14.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 D'Angelo Russell 3.0

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 D'Angelo Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * D'Angelo Russell 1.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * D'Angelo Russell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 0 D'Angelo Russell 439

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 4 D'Angelo Russell 93

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 0 D'Angelo Russell 147

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 0 * D'Angelo Russell 31

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 0 * D'Angelo Russell 7

Total Games Paul Ruffner 2 D'Angelo Russell 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .000 D'Angelo Russell .388

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell .333

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner - D'Angelo Russell .772

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975) D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023)

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.