Bob Pettit vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal and Bob Pettit 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

Bob Pettit

vs.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Donald Royal 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Pettit 11 Donald Royal 0

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Donald Royal 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Donald Royal 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Donald Royal 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 26.4 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal 99

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal 3

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

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.