Tim Hardaway vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule and Tim Hardaway 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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Bob Rule 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) 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.