Dave DeBusschere vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Dave DeBusschere 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

Dave DeBusschere

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave DeBusschere 2 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Dave DeBusschere 12 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Dave DeBusschere 8 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Dave DeBusschere 8 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 1 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave DeBusschere 6 * Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 6 Bob Rule 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.1 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 11.0 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.9 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 14,053 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 9,618 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 2,497 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 67 * Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 39 * Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 875 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .432 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .699 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) * Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) * Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.0 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 12.0 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.6 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 * Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 1,536 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 1,155 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 253 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 7 * Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 4 * Bob Rule - *

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 96 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .416 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .698 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 (1974) * 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.