David Lee vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and David Lee 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

David Lee

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games David Lee 2 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Lee 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team David Lee 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader David Lee 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader David Lee 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year David Lee 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals David Lee 625 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks David Lee 329 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games David Lee 829 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists David Lee 43 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals David Lee 14 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks David Lee 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games David Lee 43 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) 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.