Melvin Booker vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Melvin Booker 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

Melvin Booker

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Booker: 1995-96 to 1996-97
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Booker 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Melvin Booker 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Melvin Booker 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Melvin Booker 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Melvin Booker 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Melvin Booker 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Booker 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Melvin Booker 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Melvin Booker 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Melvin Booker 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker 166 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker 38 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Melvin Booker 74 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Melvin Booker 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Melvin Booker 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Melvin Booker 32 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker .400 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker .268 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker .871 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.8 (1997) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.4 (1997) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.5 (1997) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.5 (1996) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Melvin Booker 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - 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.