Bernard James vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Bernard James 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

Bernard James

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard James: 2012-13 to 2014-15
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard James 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bernard James 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bernard James 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bernard James 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bernard James 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bernard James 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard James 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Bernard James 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bernard James 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bernard James 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard James 2.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 2.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard James 203 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bernard James 212 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bernard James 13 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bernard James 17 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard James 61 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bernard James 92 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard James .497 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bernard James .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard James .680 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard James 2.8 (2013) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 2.8 (2013) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.3 (2015) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.3 (2013) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.9 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 0.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard James 0 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bernard James 1 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bernard James 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bernard James 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard James 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bernard James 3 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard James - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bernard James - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard James - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 0.5 (2014) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.5 (2014) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) 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.