Danny Manning vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Danny Manning 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

Danny Manning

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Danny Manning: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Danny Manning 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Danny Manning 15 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Danny Manning 9 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Danny Manning 2 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Danny Manning 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Danny Manning 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Danny Manning 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Danny Manning 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Danny Manning 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Danny Manning 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Danny Manning 14.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Danny Manning 5.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Danny Manning 2.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Danny Manning 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Danny Manning 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Danny Manning 12,367 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Danny Manning 4,615 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Danny Manning 2,063 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Danny Manning 1,000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Danny Manning 752 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Danny Manning 883 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Danny Manning .511 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Danny Manning .206 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Danny Manning .729 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Danny Manning 22.8 (1993) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Danny Manning 6.9 (1992) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Danny Manning 3.8 (1994) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Danny Manning 1.7 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Danny Manning 1.5 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Danny Manning 14.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Danny Manning 4.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Danny Manning 1.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Danny Manning 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Danny Manning 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Danny Manning 628 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Danny Manning 202 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Danny Manning 80 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Danny Manning 42 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Danny Manning 31 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Danny Manning 43 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Danny Manning .501 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Danny Manning .250 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Danny Manning .766 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Danny Manning 22.6 (1992) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Danny Manning 7.2 (1993) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Danny Manning 3.4 (1994) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Danny Manning 1.4 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Danny Manning 1.4 (1997) 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.