Jacob Gilyard vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Jacob Gilyard 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

Jacob Gilyard

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jacob Gilyard: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jacob Gilyard 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jacob Gilyard 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jacob Gilyard 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jacob Gilyard 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jacob Gilyard 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jacob Gilyard 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jacob Gilyard 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Jacob Gilyard 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jacob Gilyard 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jacob Gilyard 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard 4.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard 1.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard 3.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jacob Gilyard 176 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jacob Gilyard 50 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jacob Gilyard 144 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jacob Gilyard 36 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jacob Gilyard 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jacob Gilyard 42 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jacob Gilyard .399 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jacob Gilyard .403 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jacob Gilyard 1.000 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard 4.2 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard 4.0 (2023) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard 7.0 (2023) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard 3.0 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard 0.1 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jacob Gilyard 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard - 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.