Rick Barry vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

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

Rick Barry

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Paul Ruffner 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Paul Ruffner 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Paul Ruffner 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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. 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.