Chris Paul vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Chris Paul 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

Chris Paul

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Paul 0 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Chris Paul 19 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Chris Paul 15 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Chris Paul 12 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Chris Paul 4 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Paul 11 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Chris Paul 7 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chris Paul 9 Bob Rule 0

Assists Leader Chris Paul 5 Bob Rule 0

Steals Leader Chris Paul 6 Bob Rule 0 *

Rookie of The Year Chris Paul 1 Bob Rule 0

* 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 Chris Paul 17.5 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Chris Paul 4.5 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Chris Paul 9.4 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Chris Paul 2.1 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Paul 0.2 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Paul 22,288 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Chris Paul 5,682 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Chris Paul 11,894 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Chris Paul 2,614 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Chris Paul 200 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Chris Paul 1,272 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Paul .471 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Chris Paul .369 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Paul .870 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Paul 22.8 (2009) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Paul 5.5 (2009) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Chris Paul 11.6 (2008) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Chris Paul 2.8 (2009) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Paul 0.4 (2023) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Paul 20.0 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Chris Paul 4.9 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Chris Paul 8.3 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Chris Paul 1.9 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Chris Paul 0.2 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Paul 2,981 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Chris Paul 730 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Chris Paul 1,233 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Chris Paul 287 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Chris Paul 31 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Chris Paul 149 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Paul .484 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Chris Paul .373 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Paul .854 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Paul 25.3 (2017) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Chris Paul 7.4 (2020) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Chris Paul 11.5 (2011) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Chris Paul 2.8 (2014) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Chris Paul 0.7 (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.