Larry Bird vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bob Rule 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bob Rule 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bob Rule 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bob Rule 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.