Travis Best vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Travis Best 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Travis Best 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Travis Best 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Travis Best 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Travis Best 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Travis Best 708 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Travis Best 63 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) 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.