Zach LaVine vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.