Nikola Jokic vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Nikola Jokic 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
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2025-26
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 11 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 7 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 7 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 3 Bob Rule 0

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 Bob Rule 0 *

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 5 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 7 Bob Rule 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 21.8 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 11.0 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.3 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.3 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 16,379 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 8,235 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 5,467 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 965 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 542 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Nikola Jokic 752 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .560 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .359 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .824 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 29.6 (2025) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.0 (2026) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 2.3 (2026) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.4 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.3 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.6 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 2,580 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 1,159 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 712 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 116 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 82 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Nikola Jokic 94 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .525 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .388 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .826 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.5 (2023) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.5 (2023) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 2.0 (2025) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) 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.