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Michael Ruffin
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Michael Ruffin

Michael David Ruffin

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 246 lbs.
Born: January 21, 1977 in Denver, Colorado
High School: Cherry Creek in Englewood, Colorado
College: University of Tulsa
Draft: Chicago Bulls, 2nd round (3rd pick, 32nd overall), 1999 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 1999

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1999-00 23 CHI NBA PF 71 6 975 58 138 .420 0 0 43 88 .489 117 133 250 44 26 26 59 170 159
2000-01 24 CHI NBA PF 45 16 879 40 90 .444 0 0 39 77 .506 101 161 262 39 30 38 46 131 119
2001-02 25 PHI NBA PF 15 0 169 7 26 .269 0 0 2 8 .250 23 28 51 5 5 8 11 23 16
2003-04 27 UTA NBA PF 41 23 733 38 117 .325 0 0 16 38 .421 78 129 207 41 22 21 42 103 92
2004-05 28 WAS NBA C 79 7 1262 41 99 .414 0 1 .000 29 67 .433 157 175 332 64 43 41 44 193 111
2005-06 29 WAS NBA C 76 4 1010 34 77 .442 0 2 .000 37 74 .500 122 149 271 27 33 31 38 179 105
2006-07 30 WAS NBA PF 30 0 271 5 18 .278 0 0 7 19 .368 35 27 62 6 6 8 12 43 17
2007-08 31 MIL NBA C 46 2 632 33 62 .532 0 0 25 63 .397 90 96 186 24 31 19 19 93 91
2008-09 32 POR NBA PF 11 0 35 2 7 .286 0 0 2 2 1.000 6 5 11 0 3 1 2 7 6
Career NBA 414 58 5966 258 634 .407 0 3 .000 200 436 .459 729 903 1632 250 199 193 273 942 716

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1999-00 23 CHI NBA PF 71 6 13.7 0.8 1.9 .420 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 .489 1.6 1.9 3.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.4 2.2
2000-01 24 CHI NBA PF 45 16 19.5 0.9 2.0 .444 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.7 .506 2.2 3.6 5.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.0 2.9 2.6
2001-02 25 PHI NBA PF 15 0 11.3 0.5 1.7 .269 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 .250 1.5 1.9 3.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.5 1.1
2003-04 27 UTA NBA PF 41 23 17.9 0.9 2.9 .325 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 .421 1.9 3.1 5.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 2.2
2004-05 28 WAS NBA C 79 7 16.0 0.5 1.3 .414 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.8 .433 2.0 2.2 4.2 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.6 2.4 1.4
2005-06 29 WAS NBA C 76 4 13.3 0.4 1.0 .442 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .500 1.6 2.0 3.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 2.4 1.4
2006-07 30 WAS NBA PF 30 0 9.0 0.2 0.6 .278 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 .368 1.2 0.9 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.4 0.6
2007-08 31 MIL NBA C 46 2 13.7 0.7 1.3 .532 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.4 .397 2.0 2.1 4.0 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 2.0 2.0
2008-09 32 POR NBA PF 11 0 3.2 0.2 0.6 .286 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.5
Career NBA 414 58 14.4 0.6 1.5 .407 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.1 .459 1.8 2.2 3.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 2.3 1.7

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1999-00 23 CHI NBA PF 71 6 975 2.1 5.1 .420 0.0 0.0 1.6 3.2 .489 4.3 4.9 9.2 1.6 1.0 1.0 2.2 6.3 5.9
2000-01 24 CHI NBA PF 45 16 879 1.6 3.7 .444 0.0 0.0 1.6 3.2 .506 4.1 6.6 10.7 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.9 5.4 4.9
2001-02 25 PHI NBA PF 15 0 169 1.5 5.5 .269 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.7 .250 4.9 6.0 10.9 1.1 1.1 1.7 2.3 4.9 3.4
2003-04 27 UTA NBA PF 41 23 733 1.9 5.7 .325 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.9 .421 3.8 6.3 10.2 2.0 1.1 1.0 2.1 5.1 4.5
2004-05 28 WAS NBA C 79 7 1262 1.2 2.8 .414 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.9 .433 4.5 5.0 9.5 1.8 1.2 1.2 1.3 5.5 3.2
2005-06 29 WAS NBA C 76 4 1010 1.2 2.7 .442 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.6 .500 4.3 5.3 9.7 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.4 6.4 3.7
2006-07 30 WAS NBA PF 30 0 271 0.7 2.4 .278 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.5 .368 4.6 3.6 8.2 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.6 5.7 2.3
2007-08 31 MIL NBA C 46 2 632 1.9 3.5 .532 0.0 0.0 1.4 3.6 .397 5.1 5.5 10.6 1.4 1.8 1.1 1.1 5.3 5.2
2008-09 32 POR NBA PF 11 0 35 2.1 7.2 .286 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.1 1.000 6.2 5.1 11.3 0.0 3.1 1.0 2.1 7.2 6.2
Career NBA 414 58 5966 1.6 3.8 .407 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.6 .459 4.4 5.4 9.8 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.6 5.7 4.3

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1999-00 23 CHI NBA PF 71 975 7.8 .450 .420 13.8 16.3 15.0 7.7 1.4 2.0 25.0 11.1 91 104 -0.4 1.0 0.6 .032
2000-01 24 CHI NBA PF 45 879 10.1 .480 .444 13.1 22.6 17.7 6.9 1.8 3.2 27.1 9.0 97 103 0.2 0.9 1.0 .056
2001-02 25 PHI NBA PF 15 169 5.5 .271 .269 15.6 18.6 17.1 4.4 1.6 3.6 27.1 11.0 71 98 -0.3 0.3 0.0 -0.005
2003-04 27 UTA NBA PF 41 733 7.0 .344 .325 13.0 22.2 17.5 8.9 1.7 2.4 23.9 11.2 82 101 -0.8 1.0 0.2 .014
2004-05 28 WAS NBA C 79 1262 8.6 .432 .414 13.5 16.2 14.8 7.1 1.8 2.4 25.5 6.0 109 106 0.7 1.3 1.9 .074
2005-06 29 WAS NBA C 76 1010 8.1 .479 .442 13.6 17.7 15.6 3.7 1.7 2.4 25.8 6.5 108 105 0.6 1.1 1.7 .081
2006-07 30 WAS NBA PF 30 271 4.4 .322 .278 14.4 11.8 13.1 2.9 1.1 2.3 31.3 6.2 91 112 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .002
2007-08 31 MIL NBA C 46 632 12.1 .507 .532 16.1 18.6 17.3 5.3 2.6 2.4 17.5 7.7 117 108 0.7 0.6 1.2 .095
2008-09 32 POR NBA PF 11 35 10.3 .381 .286 20.9 18.0 19.5 0.0 4.7 2.3 20.2 13.3 95 99 0.0 0.1 0.1 .080
Career NBA 414 5966 8.5 .433 .407 13.9 18.3 16.0 6.3 1.8 2.5 24.8 8.4 98 105 0.5 6.3 6.8 .055

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 28 WAS NBA C 9 0 156 7 10 .700 0 0 9 16 .563 15 22 37 9 3 3 4 33 23
2005-06 29 WAS NBA C 6 0 70 1 2 .500 0 0 0 2 .000 6 10 16 4 1 2 2 10 2
2006-07 30 WAS NBA PF 4 0 28 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 5 4 9 0 3 0 0 2 2
2008-09 32 POR NBA PF 1 0 5 0 1 .000 0 0 1 2 .500 3 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 1
Career NBA 20 0 259 9 16 .563 0 1 .000 10 20 .500 29 38 67 13 7 5 7 46 28

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 28 WAS NBA C 9 0 17.3 0.8 1.1 .700 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.8 .563 1.7 2.4 4.1 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 3.7 2.6
2005-06 29 WAS NBA C 6 0 11.7 0.2 0.3 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.7 0.3
2006-07 30 WAS NBA PF 4 0 7.0 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.0 2.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5
2008-09 32 POR NBA PF 1 0 5.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 3.0 2.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Career NBA 20 0 13.0 0.5 0.8 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 1.0 .500 1.5 1.9 3.4 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 2.3 1.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 28 WAS NBA C 9 0 156 1.6 2.3 .700 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.7 .563 3.5 5.1 8.5 2.1 0.7 0.7 0.9 7.6 5.3
2005-06 29 WAS NBA C 6 0 70 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 3.1 5.1 8.2 2.1 0.5 1.0 1.0 5.1 1.0
2006-07 30 WAS NBA PF 4 0 28 1.3 3.9 .333 0.0 1.3 .000 0.0 0.0 6.4 5.1 11.6 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.0 2.6 2.6
2008-09 32 POR NBA PF 1 0 5 0.0 7.2 .000 0.0 0.0 7.2 14.4 .500 21.6 14.4 36.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 7.2 7.2
Career NBA 20 0 259 1.3 2.2 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.8 .500 4.0 5.3 9.3 1.8 1.0 0.7 1.0 6.4 3.9

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2004-05 28 WAS NBA C 9 156 9.3 .675 .700 10.3 16.0 13.1 8.4 1.0 1.6 19.0 5.8 136 109 0.3 0.1 0.4 .123
2005-06 29 WAS NBA C 6 70 5.7 .347 .500 9.9 17.5 13.6 8.2 0.8 2.1 41.0 3.3 107 109 0.0 0.1 0.1 .057
2006-07 30 WAS NBA PF 4 28 15.0 .333 .333 18.3 17.7 18.0 0.0 5.8 0.0 0.0 5.1 127 103 0.0 0.0 0.1 .129
2008-09 32 POR NBA PF 1 5 14.4 .266 .000 69.4 55.1 62.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 34.7 29.3 85 106 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.100
Career NBA 20 259 9.1 .565 .563 12.2 17.3 14.7 7.3 1.4 1.5 22.0 5.5 125 108 0.3 0.2 0.5 .102

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Michael Ruffin 1.9 1.7 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
Togo Palazzi 84.2 2.0 1.7 1.6 0.8 0.6 -0.2
Richard Anderson 83.3 2.3 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.5 0.5
John Wallace 82.0 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3
Jason Smith 81.1 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.5 0.7
Al Thornton 80.6 2.2 1.6 1.3 1.1
Scott Hastings 80.4 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1
Bob Brannum 79.5 2.0 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.0
Charles Davis 79.2 2.1 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.3
Larry Staverman 78.3 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1
Major Jones 76.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Michael Ruffin 1.9 1.7 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
Togo Palazzi 84.2 2.0 1.7 1.6 0.8 0.6 -0.2
Richard Anderson 83.3 2.3 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.5 0.5
John Wallace 82.0 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3
Jason Smith 81.1 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.5 0.7
Al Thornton 80.6 2.2 1.6 1.3 1.1
Bob Brannum 79.5 2.0 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.0
Charles Davis 79.2 2.1 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.3
Larry Staverman 78.3 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1
Major Jones 76.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.1
Rory White 76.5 2.6 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.4

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1995-96 19 TULSA 30 689 78 146 0 1 57 123 232 22 25 46 49 77 213 .534 .000 .463 23.0 7.1 7.7 0.7
1996-97 20 TULSA 34 965 98 174 0 1 95 150 341 37 31 56 74 92 291 .563 .000 .633 28.4 8.6 10.0 1.1
1997-98 21 TULSA 31 1030 109 217 0 4 104 154 296 46 36 78 113 88 322 .502 .000 .675 33.2 10.4 9.5 1.5
1998-99 22 TULSA 33 1063 117 222 0 4 149 247 342 45 61 86 88 98 383 .527 .000 .603 32.2 11.6 10.4 1.4
Career 128 3747 402 759 0 10 405 674 1211 150 153 266 324 355 1209 .530 .000 .601 29.3 9.4 9.5 1.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (1090)

Transactions

June 30, 1999: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (32nd pick) of the 1999 NBA Draft.

October 25, 2001: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.

November 22, 2001: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

December 28, 2001: Waived by the Philadelphia 76ers.

August 6, 2003: Signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.

August 2, 2004: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards.

September 22, 2007: Signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.

September 30, 2008: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

October 23, 2008: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.

October 27, 2008: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

February 18, 2009: Traded by the Chicago Bulls with Drew Gooden, Andres Nocioni and Cedric Simmons to the Sacramento Kings for Brad Miller and John Salmons.

February 18, 2009: Traded by the Sacramento Kings to the Portland Trail Blazers for Ike Diogu.

September 28, 2009: Signed as a free agent with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

October 22, 2009: Waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

December 15, 2011: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

December 23, 2011: Waived by the Denver Nuggets.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1999-00 Chicago Bulls NBA $401,875
2000-01 Chicago Bulls NBA $440,000
2001-02 Chicago Bulls NBA $540,850
2001-02 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $468,297
2003-04 Utah Jazz NBA $663,679
2004-05 Washington Wizards NBA $745,046
2005-06 Washington Wizards NBA $1,670,000
2006-07 Washington Wizards NBA $1,803,600
2007-08 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $1,033,930
2008-09 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $1,141,838
Career (may be incomplete) $8,909,115

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