Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Hakeem Olajuwon 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

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Bob Rule 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Bob Rule 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Bob Rule 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Bob Rule 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Bob Rule 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 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 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) 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.