Vince Carter vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Vince Carter 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

Vince Carter

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vince Carter: 1998-99 to 2019-20
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vince Carter 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Vince Carter 22 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Vince Carter 11 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Vince Carter 8 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vince Carter 2 Paul Ruffner 0

Rookie of The Year Vince Carter 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 16.7 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 4.3 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.1 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 25,728 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 6,606 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Vince Carter 4,714 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Vince Carter 1,530 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Vince Carter 888 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Vince Carter 1,541 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .435 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .371 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .798 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 27.6 (2001) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 6.0 (2007) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 5.1 (2008) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.6 (2002) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.5 (1999) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 18.1 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 5.4 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.1 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 1,593 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 477 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Vince Carter 295 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Vince Carter 94 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Vince Carter 47 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Vince Carter 88 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .416 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .338 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .796 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 29.6 (2006) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 8.5 (2005) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 6.3 (2000) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 2.3 (2005) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.7 (2001) 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.