Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Rule 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Rule 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bob Rule 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Rule 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Rule 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bob Rule 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Rule 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bob Rule - *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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.