LeBron James vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and LeBron James 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
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2024-25
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 22 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played LeBron James 18 Bob Rule 0

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Bob Rule 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 21 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Bob Rule 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Bob Rule 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 21 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Bob Rule 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Bob Rule 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Bob Rule 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Bob Rule 0

NBA Cup MVP LeBron James 1 * Bob Rule 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Bob Rule 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.0 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 42,184 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,731 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists LeBron James 11,584 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals LeBron James 2,345 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,150 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games LeBron James 1,562 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .349 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .737 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,289 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,628 Bob Rule -

Total Assists LeBron James 2,095 Bob Rule -

Total Steals LeBron James 493 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks LeBron James 284 Bob Rule - *

Total Games LeBron James 292 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .496 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .333 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) 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.