Joakim Noah vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Joakim Noah 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
Joakim Noah: 2007-08 to 2019-20
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joakim Noah 0 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Joakim Noah 13 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Joakim Noah 8 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Joakim Noah 2 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joakim Noah 1 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joakim Noah 1 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joakim Noah 2 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joakim Noah 3 Bob Rule 0

Defensive Player of The Year Joakim Noah 1 Bob Rule 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 8.8 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 9.0 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 2.8 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 0.8 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 1.3 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joakim Noah 5,881 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Joakim Noah 6,058 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Joakim Noah 1,907 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Joakim Noah 534 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Joakim Noah 874 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Joakim Noah 672 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joakim Noah .491 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Joakim Noah .000 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joakim Noah .700 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 12.6 (2014) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 11.3 (2014) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 5.4 (2014) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 1.2 (2014) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 2.1 (2013) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 9.3 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 10.6 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 2.7 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 0.9 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 1.7 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joakim Noah 579 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Joakim Noah 659 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Joakim Noah 167 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Joakim Noah 58 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Joakim Noah 106 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Joakim Noah 62 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joakim Noah .465 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Joakim Noah - Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joakim Noah .676 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 15.0 (2012) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 13.1 (2009) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 4.6 (2014) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 1.8 (2010) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 2.2 (2013) 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.