John Havlicek vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Bob Rule 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Bob Rule 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Bob Rule -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Bob Rule -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Bob Rule - *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (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, this player has no data for the stat.