JaVale McGee vs. Paul Ruffner Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Ruffner and JaVale McGee, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
JaVale McGee played 16 years in the NBA, 13 more than Paul Ruffner, who played 3. JaVale McGee had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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 |
JaVale McGee |
16 |
8 |
2008-09 to 2023-24 |
Paul Ruffner |
3 |
2 |
1970-71 to 1974-75 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
75 |
15.2 |
6.5 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
.494 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.660 |
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 |
% |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
60 |
16.1 |
6.4 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
.508 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
.638 |
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 |
% |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
79 |
27.8 |
10.1 |
2.8 |
5.2 |
8.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
7.6 |
.550 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
.583 |
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 |
% |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
61 |
25.2 |
11.3 |
2.7 |
5.1 |
7.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
9.0 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.7 |
.461 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
7 |
25.9 |
8.6 |
3.3 |
6.3 |
9.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
7.6 |
.434 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.7 |
.538 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
79 |
18.1 |
9.1 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
6.7 |
.575 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
.591 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
6 |
18.7 |
7.2 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
5.2 |
.581 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.389 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
5 |
15.8 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
7.6 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
23 |
11.1 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
.532 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.667 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
34 |
10.9 |
5.1 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
.575 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.500 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
2 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
77 |
9.6 |
6.1 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
.652 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
.505 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
16 |
9.3 |
5.9 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.732 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.722 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
65 |
9.5 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
.621 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.731 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
13 |
12.2 |
6.5 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
.672 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.667 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
75 |
22.3 |
12.0 |
2.6 |
4.9 |
7.5 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
8.5 |
.624 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.632 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
68 |
16.6 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
.637 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.500 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.646 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
14 |
9.6 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
.625 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.500 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
46 |
14.7 |
7.3 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
.511 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.208 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.657 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
4 |
8.5 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.300 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
74 |
15.8 |
9.2 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
6.7 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
6.2 |
.629 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.222 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.699 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
12 |
11.1 |
6.8 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
.700 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.846 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
42 |
8.5 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
.640 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.400 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.585 |
Paul Ruffner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Paul Ruffner |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
46 |
7.4 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
.598 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.143 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.578 |
Paul Ruffner |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
JaVale McGee |
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Paul Ruffner |
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