Scottie Barnes vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

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

Scottie Barnes

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scottie Barnes: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scottie Barnes 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Scottie Barnes 3 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Scottie Barnes 1 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Scottie Barnes 1 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Scottie Barnes 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 16.6 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 7.4 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.7 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.1 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Barnes 3,504 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Scottie Barnes 1,563 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Scottie Barnes 990 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Scottie Barnes 238 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Scottie Barnes 204 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Scottie Barnes 211 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Barnes .474 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Scottie Barnes .311 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Barnes .764 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 19.9 (2024) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 8.2 (2024) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 6.1 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.3 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.5 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 12.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 9.0 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Barnes 51 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Scottie Barnes 36 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Scottie Barnes 17 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Scottie Barnes 4 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Scottie Barnes 1 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Scottie Barnes 4 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Barnes .429 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Scottie Barnes .167 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Barnes .813 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 12.8 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 9.0 (2022) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.3 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 0.3 (2022) 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.