Tim Duncan vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Paul Ruffner 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Paul Ruffner 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.