Kevin McHale vs. Bob Rule Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Bob Rule 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.