Bob Rule vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson 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.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Rule 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Bob Rule 8 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Bob Rule 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Bob Rule 1 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bob Rule 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Rule 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule 17.4 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 8.3 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 1.5 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule 7,007 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Bob Rule 3,333 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Bob Rule 594 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Bob Rule 12 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Bob Rule 10 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Bob Rule 403 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule .461 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule .686 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule 29.8 (1971) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 11.5 (1971) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 2.0 (1975) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Bob Rule - David Thompson 115

Total Assists Bob Rule - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Bob Rule - * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Bob Rule - * David Thompson 27

Total Games Bob Rule 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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.