Donovan Mitchell vs. Bob Rule Comparison

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donovan Mitchell 0 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Donovan Mitchell 9 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Donovan Mitchell 8 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Donovan Mitchell 6 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Donovan Mitchell 1 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donovan Mitchell 2 Bob Rule 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 24.8 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.3 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.7 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.4 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 13,543 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 2,342 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 2,565 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 749 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 176 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 546 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .451 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .367 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .840 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 31.9 (2026) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.1 (2024) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 6.1 (2024) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.8 (2024) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.5 (2024) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 28.3 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.0 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.8 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.4 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 1,783 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 314 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 303 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 86 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 21 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 63 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .440 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .355 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .825 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 36.3 (2020) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.9 (2018) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 7.2 (2023) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 2.0 (2023) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.6 (2023) 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.