Kevin Garnett vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Kevin Garnett 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

Kevin Garnett

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 Bob Rule 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 Bob Rule 0 *

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 Bob Rule 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) 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.