Bam Adebayo vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Bam Adebayo 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
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Bob Rule 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.8 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,082 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,089 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,067 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 615 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 491 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 575 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .535 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .317 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .758 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.