Tyler Herro vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Tyler Herro 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

Tyler Herro

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyler Herro: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyler Herro 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Tyler Herro 5 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Tyler Herro 5 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Tyler Herro 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Herro 18.1 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Herro 4.9 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Tyler Herro 3.6 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Tyler Herro 0.7 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Herro 0.2 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Herro 5,147 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Tyler Herro 1,403 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Tyler Herro 1,036 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Tyler Herro 194 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Tyler Herro 53 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Tyler Herro 284 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Herro .440 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Tyler Herro .385 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Herro .872 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Herro 20.8 (2024) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Herro 5.4 (2023) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tyler Herro 4.5 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tyler Herro 0.8 (2023) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Herro 0.3 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Herro 14.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Herro 4.3 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Tyler Herro 3.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Tyler Herro 0.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Herro 0.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Herro 623 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Tyler Herro 191 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Tyler Herro 148 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Tyler Herro 20 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Tyler Herro 10 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Tyler Herro 44 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Herro .415 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Tyler Herro .336 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Herro .904 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Herro 16.7 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Herro 5.1 (2020) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tyler Herro 6.7 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tyler Herro 0.7 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Herro 1.0 (2023) 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.