Tony Allen vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Tony Allen 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

Tony Allen

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Allen: 2004-05 to 2017-18
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Allen 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Tony Allen 14 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Tony Allen 10 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Tony Allen 0 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tony Allen 3 Paul Ruffner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony Allen 6 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Allen 8.1 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Tony Allen 3.5 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Tony Allen 1.3 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Tony Allen 1.4 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Allen 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Allen 6,654 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Tony Allen 2,884 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Tony Allen 1,077 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Tony Allen 1,158 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Tony Allen 337 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Tony Allen 820 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Allen .475 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Tony Allen .282 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Allen .709 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Allen 11.5 (2007) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Allen 5.5 (2017) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tony Allen 1.7 (2014) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tony Allen 2.0 (2015) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Allen 0.6 (2011) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Allen 6.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Tony Allen 3.0 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Tony Allen 0.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Tony Allen 1.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Allen 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Allen 668 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Tony Allen 333 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Tony Allen 105 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Tony Allen 137 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Tony Allen 47 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Tony Allen 112 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Allen .447 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Tony Allen .106 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Allen .716 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Allen 12.3 (2014) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Allen 7.7 (2014) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tony Allen 1.8 (2013) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tony Allen 2.4 (2015) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Allen 1.1 (2015) 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.