Bob Rule vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and Bob Rule 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
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Rule 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Bob Rule 8 Fred VanVleet 9

Playoffs Played Bob Rule 0 Fred VanVleet 6

All-Star Games Bob Rule 1 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule 17.4 Fred VanVleet 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 8.3 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 1.5 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule 7,007 Fred VanVleet 8,204

Total Rebounds Bob Rule 3,333 Fred VanVleet 1,884

Total Assists Bob Rule 594 Fred VanVleet 3,121

Total Steals Bob Rule 12 * Fred VanVleet 757

Total Blocks Bob Rule 10 * Fred VanVleet 253

Total Games Bob Rule 403 Fred VanVleet 550

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule .461 Fred VanVleet .401

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .371

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule .686 Fred VanVleet .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule 29.8 (1971) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 11.5 (1971) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 2.0 (1975) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) * Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) * Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Fred VanVleet 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Fred VanVleet 2.4

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Fred VanVleet 3.6

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Fred VanVleet 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule - Fred VanVleet 649

Total Rebounds Bob Rule - Fred VanVleet 140

Total Assists Bob Rule - Fred VanVleet 211

Total Steals Bob Rule - * Fred VanVleet 51

Total Blocks Bob Rule - * Fred VanVleet 19

Total Games Bob Rule 0 Fred VanVleet 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule - Fred VanVleet .397

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .383

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule - Fred VanVleet .862

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)

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.