Paul Ruffner vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas 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.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Ruffner 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Paul Ruffner 3 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Paul Ruffner 2 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Paul Ruffner 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Ruffner 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Paul Ruffner 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Ruffner 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Paul Ruffner 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.1 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.9 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.2 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 109 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 49 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 9 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 4 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 4 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Paul Ruffner 52 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .440 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner .500 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 0 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 4 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 0 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 0 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 0 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Paul Ruffner 2 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .000 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner - Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

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.