Dwight Howard vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Dwight Howard 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

Dwight Howard

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Howard 1 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Dwight Howard 18 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Dwight Howard 12 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Dwight Howard 8 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dwight Howard 5 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 8 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Howard 4 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 5 Bob Rule 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dwight Howard 3 Bob Rule 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dwight Howard 5 Bob Rule 0

Blocks Leader Dwight Howard 2 Bob Rule 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.7 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.3 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.9 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 1.8 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 19,485 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 14,627 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Dwight Howard 1,676 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Dwight Howard 1,081 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 2,228 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Dwight Howard 1,242 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .587 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .214 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .567 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.3 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.2 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.8 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.0 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 1,909 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 1,473 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Dwight Howard 149 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Dwight Howard 94 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 248 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Dwight Howard 125 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .589 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .143 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .548 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010) 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.