Jeff Ruland
C · Detroit Pistons
Seasons 1981-82–1992-93 · 8 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1958
2× All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | McFilthy, Cooney |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #43 (also #50) |
| Team | Detroit Pistons |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Born | 1958-12-16 |
| College | Iona |
| Drafted | 1980 · Round 2, Pick 25 · Golden State Warriors |
| Seasons | 1981-82–1992-93 (8) |
Career averages
17.4 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 3.0 APG · 332 games · .564 FG% · .158 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | WSB | 23 | 82 | 27.0 | .561 | .333 | .752 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 14.4 | 18.8 | .623 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 24 | 79 | 36.2 | .552 | .333 | .689 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 19.4 | 19.4 | .595 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 25 | 75 | 41.1 | .579 | .143 | .733 | 12.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 22.2 | 19.6 | .633 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 26 | 37 | 38.8 | .569 | 0.000 | .685 | 11.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 18.9 | 17.0 | .617 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 27 | 30 | 37.1 | .554 | 0.000 | .725 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 19.0 | 20.0 | .604 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 28 | 5 | 23.2 | .679 | — | .750 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 16.1 | .706 |
| 1991-92 | PHI | 33 | 13 | 16.1 | .526 | — | .688 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 6.1 | .566 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 34 | 11 | 5.0 | .455 | — | .500 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 5.2 | .470 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | WSB | 82 | 0 | 2,214 | 420 | 749 | .561 | 1 | 3 | 342 | 455 | 762 | 134 | 44 | 58 | 237 | 1,183 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 79 | 47 | 2,862 | 580 | 1,051 | .552 | 1 | 3 | 375 | 544 | 871 | 234 | 74 | 77 | 297 | 1,536 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 75 | 75 | 3,082 | 599 | 1,035 | .579 | 1 | 7 | 466 | 636 | 922 | 296 | 68 | 72 | 342 | 1,665 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 37 | 36 | 1,436 | 250 | 439 | .569 | 0 | 2 | 200 | 292 | 410 | 162 | 31 | 27 | 179 | 700 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 30 | 24 | 1,114 | 212 | 383 | .554 | 0 | 4 | 145 | 200 | 320 | 159 | 23 | 25 | 121 | 569 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 5 | 2 | 116 | 19 | 28 | .679 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 47 |
| 1991-92 | PHI | 13 | 5 | 209 | 20 | 38 | .526 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 51 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 11 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Career | 332 | — | — | 2,105 | 3,734 | .564 | 3 | 19 | 1550 | 2159 | 3378 | 1002 | 249 | 267 | 1212 | 5,763 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | WSB | 82 | 27.0 | 6.8 | 12.2 | .561 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 12.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 19.2 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 79 | 36.2 | 7.3 | 13.2 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 19.3 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 75 | 41.1 | 7.0 | 12.1 | .579 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 19.4 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 37 | 38.8 | 6.3 | 11.0 | .569 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 17.5 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 30 | 37.1 | 6.9 | 12.4 | .554 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 18.4 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 5 | 23.2 | 5.9 | 8.7 | .679 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 14.6 |
| 1991-92 | PHI | 13 | 16.1 | 3.4 | 6.5 | .526 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 8.8 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 11 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 7.2 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 11.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 7.9 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | WSB | 82 | 2,214 | 18.8 | .623 | 22.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 7.8 | .170 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +1.9 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 79 | 2,862 | 19.4 | .595 | 23.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 10.1 | .169 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +2.8 | +3.5 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 75 | 3,082 | 19.6 | .633 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 9.3 | .144 | +1.9 | +0.7 | +2.6 | +3.6 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 37 | 1,436 | 17.0 | .617 | 21.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | .111 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +1.3 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 30 | 1,114 | 20.0 | .604 | 22.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | .151 | +2.6 | +0.9 | +3.5 | +1.5 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 5 | 116 | 16.1 | .706 | 15.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .132 | +1.8 | -0.1 | +1.7 | +0.1 |
| 1991-92 | PHI | 13 | 209 | 6.1 | .566 | 13.7 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .006 | -6.6 | +0.5 | -6.0 | -0.2 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 11 | 55 | 5.2 | .470 | 14.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -.007 | -9.2 | -0.7 | -9.9 | -0.1 |
| Career | 332 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34.3 | — | — | — | — | +11.6 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 7 | 33.9 | 17.0 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .481 | 0.000 | .574 |
| 1983-84 | 4 | 46.8 | 24.0 | 12.8 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .521 | 0.000 | .579 |
| 1984-85 | 4 | 40.5 | 17.5 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .596 | 0.000 | .627 |
| 1985-86 | 2 | 27.0 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .500 | — | .652 |
| Career | 17 | 37.6 | 18.4 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .521 | 0.000 | .593 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 171 | 17.2 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 107–64 |
| Away | 161 | 17.6 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 58–103 |
| In wins | 165 | 17.9 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 165–0 |
| In losses | 167 | 16.8 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 0–167 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 28 | 16.5 | 10.2 | 2.6 | 13–15 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 24 | 16.3 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 6–18 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 19.0 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 7–13 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 23 | 17.3 | 9.7 | 2.6 | 14–9 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 16.2 | 10.2 | 3.3 | 12–10 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 10 | 16.8 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 7–3 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 7 | 18.3 | 10.1 | 4.4 | 3–4 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 23 | 20.7 | 11.8 | 3.6 | 13–10 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 7 | 15.1 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 1–6 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 7 | 17.3 | 12.6 | 2.1 | 4–3 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 22 | 18.0 | 10.8 | 3.9 | 17–5 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 11 | 16.0 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 9–2 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 8 | 19.4 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 3–5 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 19 | 16.3 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 8–11 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 24 | 18.0 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 15–9 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 24 | 18.0 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 4–20 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 8 | 14.4 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 4–4 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 7 | 21.4 | 13.0 | 3.9 | 5–2 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 8 | 20.4 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 4–4 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 11 | 16.1 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 3–8 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 7 | 21.4 | 10.7 | 3.1 | 4–3 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Jeff Ruland play for?
Jeff Ruland plays C for the Detroit Pistons.
What are Jeff Ruland's career stats?
Jeff Ruland has averaged 17.4 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 3.0 APG over 8 seasons (1981-82–1992-93).
How tall is Jeff Ruland?
Jeff Ruland is 6-10 (240 lb).
When was Jeff Ruland drafted?
Jeff Ruland was drafted in 1980, round 2, pick 25, by the Golden State Warriors.