Josh Giddey vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Josh Giddey 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
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2025-26
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 5 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Bob Rule 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 14.3 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.6 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.2 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 4,104 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 2,170 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,767 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Josh Giddey 250 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 142 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Josh Giddey 287 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .465 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .332 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .763 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 23.1 (2026) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 10.0 (2026) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 9.1 (2026) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 1.2 (2025) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2025) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 87 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 36 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Josh Giddey 21 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Josh Giddey 2 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 4 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Josh Giddey 10 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .453 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .353 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .875 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 (2024) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 (2024) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 (2024) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 (2024) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 (2024) 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.