Rick Barry vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bob Rule 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bob Rule 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bob Rule 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bob Rule 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bob Rule 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bob Rule - *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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. 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.