Josh Howard vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Josh Howard 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

Josh Howard

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Howard: 2003-04 to 2012-13
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Howard 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Josh Howard 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Josh Howard 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Josh Howard 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Josh Howard 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Josh Howard 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Josh Howard 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Josh Howard 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Josh Howard 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Josh Howard 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Howard 14.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 5.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 1.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Howard 7,270 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Josh Howard 2,886 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Josh Howard 817 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Josh Howard 530 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Howard 276 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Josh Howard 507 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Howard .448 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Josh Howard .332 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Howard .770 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Howard 19.9 (2008) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 7.0 (2008) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 2.2 (2008) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.5 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.8 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Howard 14.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 6.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 1.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Howard 976 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Josh Howard 458 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Josh Howard 101 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Josh Howard 66 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Howard 39 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Josh Howard 66 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Howard .440 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Josh Howard .311 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Howard .782 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Howard 21.3 (2007) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 9.8 (2007) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 2.8 (2007) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 2.2 (2007) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 1.2 (2004) 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.