Nicolo Melli vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Nicolo Melli 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

Nicolo Melli

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nicolo Melli: 2019-20 to 2020-21
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nicolo Melli 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Nicolo Melli 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Nicolo Melli 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Nicolo Melli 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nicolo Melli 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Nicolo Melli 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nicolo Melli 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Nicolo Melli 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Nicolo Melli 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Nicolo Melli 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolo Melli 5.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Nicolo Melli 2.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Nicolo Melli 1.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolo Melli 529 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Nicolo Melli 302 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Nicolo Melli 126 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Nicolo Melli 48 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Nicolo Melli 26 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Nicolo Melli 105 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolo Melli .392 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Nicolo Melli .316 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolo Melli .745 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolo Melli 6.6 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolo Melli 3.0 (2020) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nicolo Melli 1.4 (2020) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.6 (2020) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.4 (2020) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Nicolo Melli 2.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolo Melli 0 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Nicolo Melli 6 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Nicolo Melli 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Nicolo Melli 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Nicolo Melli 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Nicolo Melli 3 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolo Melli .000 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Nicolo Melli .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolo Melli - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolo Melli 2.0 (2021) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.3 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.