Steve Nash vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Steve Nash 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

Steve Nash

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 Paul Ruffner 0

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Steve Nash 120 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) 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.