Dave Cowens vs. Bob Rule Comparison

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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Bob Rule 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Bob Rule 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Bob Rule - *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Bob Rule -

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * 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.