Chet Holmgren vs. Paul Ruffner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Ruffner and Chet Holmgren, 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.

Chet Holmgren played 1 years in the NBA, 2 less than Paul Ruffner, who played 3. Chet Holmgren had his first NBA Season in 2023-24, 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
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24
Paul Ruffner 3 2 1970-71 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3

Rookie Season
Chet Holmgren Paul Ruffner
Season 2023-241970-71
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder TBDBulls 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 %
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
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 %
Chet Holmgren 8 34.0 15.3 1.6 6.5 8.1 2.4 0.6 3.0 1.9 2.6 5.6 11.6 .484 1.4 4.8 .289 2.6 3.6 .724
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
Chet Holmgren Paul Ruffner
Season -1973-74
Team -Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
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 %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Paul Ruffner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Chet Holmgren Paul Ruffner
Season -1974-75
Team -Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Braves 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 %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
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 %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
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 -
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