Earl Gardner vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Earl Gardner 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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Earl Gardner 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Earl Gardner 0 * Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Gardner 0 * Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.