Career snapshot
7seasons
527games
8,189career pts
7.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Oklahoma City Thunder
· 260 games · 1967-68–1971-72
Position rank · 1972-73
#32PPG rank
#24PER rank
#24WS rank
Among 38 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
24.6
1969-70 · OKC
RPG
11.5
1968-69 · OKC
APG
1.8
1969-70 · OKC
PER
14.9
1971-72 · PHI
WS
2.9
1971-72 · PHI
Draft
1967
Round 2 ·
Pick 19
from Colorado State
Honors & awards
1×
All-Star Selection
1969
1×
All-Rookie Team
1967
Career by team
Milwaukee Bucks
1974-75 – 1974-75 · 1 seasons
0.0 PPG
0.0 RPG
2.0 APG
1 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1972-73 – 1973-74 · 2 seasons
4.4 PPG
2.8 RPG
1.1 APG
75 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1971-72 – 1972-73 · 2 seasons
16.5 PPG
7.7 RPG
1.7 APG
63 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1967-68 – 1971-72 · 4 seasons
21.3 PPG
10.0 RPG
1.5 APG
260 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | OKC | 82 | 0 | 29.6 | 18.1 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.9 | 0.0 | 65.8 | — | — |
| 1968-69 | OKC | 82 | 0 | 37.9 | 24.0 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 68.2 | — | — |
| 1969-70 | OKC | 80 | 0 | 37.0 | 24.6 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.3 | 0.0 | 71.4 | — | — |
| 1971-72 | NBA | 76 | 53 | 29.3 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.6 | 0.0 | 67.5 | — | — |
| 1971-72 | PHI | 60 | 53 | 33.1 | 17.3 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.5 | 0.0 | 69.5 | 14.9 | 2.9 |
| 1971-72 | OKC | 16 | 0 | 15.2 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.3 | 0.0 | 53.5 | — | — |
| 1972-73 | NBA | 52 | 0 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 64.5 | — | — |
| 1972-73 | CLE | 49 | 0 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.2 | 0.0 | 64.5 | 9.3 | 0.1 |
| 1972-73 | PHI | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 1973-74 | CLE | 26 | 0 | 20.8 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 39.6 | 0.0 | 73.9 | 10.8 | 0.3 |
| 1974-75 | MIL | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Milwaukee Bucks | season change | ||
| Oct 1972 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Philadelphia 76ers | mid season trade | From 1972-73 to 1972-73 | |
| Jul 1972 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Philadelphia 76ers | season change | ||
| Jul 1972 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cleveland Cavaliers | season change | ||
| Jul 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers | Cleveland Cavaliers | season change | ||
| Oct 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers | Oklahoma City Thunder | mid season trade | From 1971-72 to 1971-72 | |
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About Bob Rule
Bobby Frank Rule was an American professional basketball player. He played at center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Milwaukee Bucks. He was selected to the first team NBA All-Rookie team (1967–68). In his second and third NBA seasons, he was in the top 10 in scoring average. Almost every other player in the top 10 for those two seasons was eventually inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. His career was derailed in the fourth game of his fourth season by an Achilles tendon injury from which