Shaquille O'Neal vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Paul Ruffner 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Paul Ruffner 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Paul Ruffner 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (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.