Bob Lanier vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Bob Lanier 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

Bob Lanier

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Lanier 0 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Bob Lanier 14 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Bob Lanier 9 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Bob Lanier 8 Bob Rule 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 20.1 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 10.1 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.1 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.1 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 19,248 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 9,698 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Bob Lanier 3,007 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Bob Lanier 777 * Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 1,100 * Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Bob Lanier 959 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .514 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .154 * Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .767 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) * Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) * Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 18.6 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 9.6 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.5 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 0.9 * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 1,244 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 645 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Bob Lanier 235 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Bob Lanier 62 * Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 99 * Bob Rule - *

Total Games Bob Lanier 67 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .532 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .000 * Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .768 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) * 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. 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.