Emeka Okafor vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Emeka Okafor 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

Emeka Okafor

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Emeka Okafor: 2004-05 to 2017-18
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Emeka Okafor 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Emeka Okafor 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Emeka Okafor 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Emeka Okafor 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Emeka Okafor 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Emeka Okafor 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Emeka Okafor 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Emeka Okafor 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Emeka Okafor 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Emeka Okafor 1 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Emeka Okafor 12.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Emeka Okafor 9.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Emeka Okafor 1.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Emeka Okafor 7,370 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Emeka Okafor 5,967 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Emeka Okafor 520 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Emeka Okafor 414 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Emeka Okafor 1,003 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Emeka Okafor 616 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Emeka Okafor .512 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Emeka Okafor .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Emeka Okafor .586 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Emeka Okafor 15.1 (2005) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Emeka Okafor 11.3 (2007) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Emeka Okafor 1.2 (2007) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.9 (2007) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Emeka Okafor 2.6 (2007) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Emeka Okafor 6.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Emeka Okafor 4.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Emeka Okafor 44 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Emeka Okafor 33 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Emeka Okafor 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Emeka Okafor 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Emeka Okafor 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Emeka Okafor 7 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Emeka Okafor .625 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Emeka Okafor - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Emeka Okafor .364 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Emeka Okafor 7.3 (2011) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Emeka Okafor 5.5 (2011) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.0 (2018) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Emeka Okafor 1.0 (2011) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Emeka Okafor 1.0 (2011) 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.