Jim Les vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Jim Les 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

Jim Les

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Les: 1988-89 to 1994-95
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Les 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jim Les 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jim Les 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jim Les 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Les 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Les 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Les 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Jim Les 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jim Les 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Les 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Les 3.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 1.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jim Les 2.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Les 1,210 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jim Les 396 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jim Les 930 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jim Les 169 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Les 20 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jim Les 321 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Les .397 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jim Les .396 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Les .818 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Les 7.2 (1991) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 2.0 (1991) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Les 5.4 (1991) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jim Les 1.0 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.1 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jim Les 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Les 0 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jim Les 0 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jim Les 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jim Les 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Les 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jim Les 3 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Les - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jim Les - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Les - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Les 0.3 (1989) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) 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.