James Harden vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and James Harden 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
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2025-26
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 17 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Bob Rule 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Bob Rule 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Bob Rule 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 27,850 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,510 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists James Harden 8,376 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals James Harden 1,724 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks James Harden 656 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games James Harden 1,158 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .862 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Bob Rule -

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Bob Rule -

Total Steals James Harden 282 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Bob Rule - *

Total Games James Harden 173 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) 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.