Jimmy Butler vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Jimmy Butler 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
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2025-26
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 15 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Bob Rule 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Bob Rule 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 16,050 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,690 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,808 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,409 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 382 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 877 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .472 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .330 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.