Bob Rule vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum 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
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Rule 0 Jayson Tatum 1

NBA Seasons Bob Rule 8 Jayson Tatum 8

Playoffs Played Bob Rule 0 Jayson Tatum 8

All-Star Games Bob Rule 1 Jayson Tatum 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bob Rule 0 Jayson Tatum 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Rule 0 Jayson Tatum 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule 17.4 Jayson Tatum 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 8.3 Jayson Tatum 7.3

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 1.5 Jayson Tatum 3.8

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule 7,007 Jayson Tatum 13,784

Total Rebounds Bob Rule 3,333 Jayson Tatum 4,293

Total Assists Bob Rule 594 Jayson Tatum 2,243

Total Steals Bob Rule 12 * Jayson Tatum 639

Total Blocks Bob Rule 10 * Jayson Tatum 384

Total Games Bob Rule 403 Jayson Tatum 585

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule .461 Jayson Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .370

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule .686 Jayson Tatum .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule 29.8 (1971) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 11.5 (1971) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 2.0 (1975) Jayson Tatum 6.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Jayson Tatum 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Jayson Tatum 8.2

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Jayson Tatum 4.9

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Jayson Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule - Jayson Tatum 2,936

Total Rebounds Bob Rule - Jayson Tatum 989

Total Assists Bob Rule - Jayson Tatum 592

Total Steals Bob Rule - * Jayson Tatum 143

Total Blocks Bob Rule - * Jayson Tatum 106

Total Games Bob Rule 0 Jayson Tatum 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule - Jayson Tatum .439

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .348

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule - Jayson Tatum .841

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Jayson Tatum 11.5 (2025)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Jayson Tatum 6.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Jayson Tatum 2.1 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

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.