Caron Butler vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Caron Butler 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

Caron Butler

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Caron Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Caron Butler 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Caron Butler 14 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Caron Butler 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Caron Butler 2 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Caron Butler 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Caron Butler 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Caron Butler 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Caron Butler 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Caron Butler 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Caron Butler 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 14.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 2.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 12,430 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 4,387 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Caron Butler 2,007 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Caron Butler 1,163 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Caron Butler 216 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Caron Butler 881 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .434 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .348 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .847 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 20.8 (2009) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 7.4 (2007) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 4.9 (2008) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2008) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 (2003) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 11.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 1.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 758 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 346 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Caron Butler 103 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Caron Butler 73 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Caron Butler 23 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Caron Butler 65 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .399 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .286 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .838 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 19.7 (2010) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 10.5 (2006) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 3.8 (2008) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.8 (2010) 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.