Bob Pettit vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Bob Pettit 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

Bob Pettit

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Pettit 11 Arnie Risen 1

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Arnie Risen 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

* 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 Bob Pettit 26.4 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.