Sonny Parker vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Sonny Parker 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

Sonny Parker

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Parker: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Parker 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Sonny Parker 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Sonny Parker 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Sonny Parker 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sonny Parker 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Sonny Parker 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Parker 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Sonny Parker 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Sonny Parker 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Sonny Parker 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 9.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 4.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 2.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 1.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Parker 4,471 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Sonny Parker 1,841 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Sonny Parker 954 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Sonny Parker 611 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sonny Parker 151 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sonny Parker 452 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Parker .501 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Sonny Parker .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Parker .755 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 15.2 (1979) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 5.7 (1980) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 3.7 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 2.1 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.4 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 4.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 2.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 0.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Parker 42 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Sonny Parker 28 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Sonny Parker 9 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Sonny Parker 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sonny Parker 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sonny Parker 10 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Parker .528 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Sonny Parker - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Parker 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 4.2 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 2.8 (1977) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 0.9 (1977) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 0.5 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.2 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.