Alex Caruso vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Alex Caruso that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 2 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 9 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 4 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 2 Bob Rule 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,889 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,210 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,189 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Alex Caruso 567 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 216 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 422 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .439 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .376 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .758 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 2.0 (2026) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 7.6 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.4 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.4 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.4 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 409 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 129 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Alex Caruso 130 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Alex Caruso 74 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 33 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Alex Caruso 54 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .428 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .355 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .803 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 9.2 (2025) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 2.0 (2025) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Bob Rule - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.