Penny Hardaway vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

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

Penny Hardaway

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) 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.