Bob Rule vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Bob Rule 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

Bob Rule

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Rule 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Bob Rule 8 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Bob Rule 0 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Bob Rule 1 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Rule 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Bob Rule 0 * Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Bob Rule 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Rule 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Rule 0 * Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Rule 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Bob Rule 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Bob Rule 0 * Bill Walton 1

* 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 Bob Rule 17.4 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 8.3 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 1.5 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule 7,007 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Bob Rule 3,333 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Bob Rule 594 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Bob Rule 12 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Bob Rule 10 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Bob Rule 403 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule .461 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule .686 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule 29.8 (1971) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 11.5 (1971) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 2.0 (1975) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule - Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Bob Rule - Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Bob Rule - Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Bob Rule - * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Bob Rule - * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Bob Rule 0 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule - Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule - Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

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.