Dick Gibbs vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Dick Gibbs 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

Dick Gibbs

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Gibbs: 1971-72 to 1975-76
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Gibbs 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Dick Gibbs 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Dick Gibbs 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Dick Gibbs 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Gibbs 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Dick Gibbs 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Gibbs 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Dick Gibbs 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Dick Gibbs 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Dick Gibbs 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 5.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Gibbs 1,739 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Dick Gibbs 624 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Dick Gibbs 260 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Dick Gibbs 67 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dick Gibbs 35 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dick Gibbs 333 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Gibbs .402 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Dick Gibbs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Gibbs .799 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 10.8 (1974) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 3.1 (1974) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.1 (1974) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.0 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Gibbs 18 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Dick Gibbs 2 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Dick Gibbs 4 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Dick Gibbs 3 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dick Gibbs 0 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dick Gibbs 11 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Gibbs .368 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Dick Gibbs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Gibbs 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 2.0 (1976) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 (1976) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.4 (1976) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.0 (1976) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.