Paul Pierce vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Bob Rule 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Bob Rule 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) 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.