Kobe Bryant vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Bob Rule 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Bob Rule 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Bob Rule 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Bob Rule 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.