Julius Erving vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Bob Rule 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) 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. 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.