Brian Cardinal vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Brian Cardinal 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

Brian Cardinal

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brian Cardinal: 2000-01 to 2011-12
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brian Cardinal 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Brian Cardinal 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Brian Cardinal 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Brian Cardinal 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Brian Cardinal 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Brian Cardinal 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Brian Cardinal 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Brian Cardinal 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Brian Cardinal 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Brian Cardinal 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 4.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cardinal 2,108 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Brian Cardinal 1,050 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Brian Cardinal 465 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Brian Cardinal 295 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Brian Cardinal 69 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Brian Cardinal 456 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cardinal .408 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Brian Cardinal .372 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cardinal .861 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 9.6 (2004) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 4.2 (2004) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.0 (2005) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.5 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cardinal 42 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Brian Cardinal 22 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Brian Cardinal 5 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Brian Cardinal 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Brian Cardinal 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Brian Cardinal 18 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cardinal .452 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Brian Cardinal .455 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cardinal .692 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 6.5 (2005) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 3.0 (2005) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.5 (2005) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.8 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.0 (2012) 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.