Dirk Nowitzki vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Bob Rule 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Bob Rule 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Bob Rule 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) 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.