Anthony Edwards vs. Paul Ruffner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Ruffner and Anthony Edwards, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Anthony Edwards played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Paul Ruffner, who played 3. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Paul Ruffner had his rookie season in 1970-71. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Anthony Edwards 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner 3 2 1970-71 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Edwards Paul Ruffner
Season 2020-211970-71
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards 72 32.1 19.3 0.8 3.8 4.7 2.9 1.1 0.5 2.2 1.8 7.0 16.8 .417 2.4 7.2 .329 2.9 3.8 .776
Paul Ruffner 10 6.0 3.4 - - 1.6 0.2 - - - 1.0 1.5 3.5 .429 - - - 0.4 0.8 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards ------- --- ----------
Paul Ruffner 1 3.0 0.0 - - 2.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 5.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Note: Paul Ruffner didn't play in 1971-72 and 1972-73.

Season 2
Anthony Edwards Paul Ruffner
Season 2021-221973-74
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards 72 34.3 21.3 0.9 3.9 4.8 3.8 1.5 0.6 2.6 2.3 7.6 17.3 .441 3.0 8.4 .357 3.1 3.9 .786
Paul Ruffner 20 2.6 1.5 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.5 0.6 1.4 .407 - - - 0.4 0.7 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards 6 37.8 25.2 0.7 3.5 4.2 3.0 1.2 1.2 2.5 3.7 8.3 18.3 .455 3.8 9.5 .404 4.7 5.7 .824
Paul Ruffner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Anthony Edwards Paul Ruffner
Season 2022-231974-75
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdBraves Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards 79 36.0 24.6 0.6 5.2 5.8 4.4 1.6 0.7 3.3 2.4 8.9 19.5 .459 2.7 7.3 .369 4.0 5.3 .756
Paul Ruffner 22 4.7 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 1.0 1.0 2.1 .468 - - - 0.0 0.2 .200
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards 5 39.8 31.6 0.6 4.4 5.0 5.2 1.8 2.0 1.6 2.6 11.0 22.8 .482 3.0 8.6 .349 6.6 7.8 .846
Paul Ruffner 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Anthony Edwards Paul Ruffner
Season 2023-24-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves TBD-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards 79 35.1 25.9 0.7 4.8 5.4 5.1 1.3 0.5 3.1 1.8 9.1 19.7 .461 2.4 6.7 .357 5.4 6.4 .836
Paul Ruffner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Edwards 9 40.4 30.6 1.0 5.2 6.2 6.0 1.6 0.8 3.7 2.3 11.0 20.3 .541 3.0 7.1 .422 5.6 6.7 .833
Paul Ruffner ------- --- ----------
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