Bob Rule vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Rule 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bob Rule 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bob Rule 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bob Rule 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Rule 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Rule 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Rule 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Rule 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Rule 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bob Rule 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bob Rule 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule 17.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 8.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule 7,007 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bob Rule 3,333 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bob Rule 594 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bob Rule 12 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bob Rule 10 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bob Rule 403 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule .461 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule .686 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule 29.8 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 11.5 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 2.0 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bob Rule - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bob Rule - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bob Rule - * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bob Rule - * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bob Rule 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.