Kevin Burleson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Kevin Burleson 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

Kevin Burleson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Burleson: 2005-06 to 2005-06
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Kevin Burleson 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Kevin Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Kevin Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Kevin Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Kevin Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Kevin Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Burleson 1.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Burleson 0.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Kevin Burleson 1.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Burleson 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Burleson 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Burleson 70 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Kevin Burleson 26 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Kevin Burleson 48 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Kevin Burleson 26 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Burleson 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Burleson 39 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Burleson .250 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Kevin Burleson .185 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Burleson .941 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Burleson 1.8 (2006) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Burleson 0.7 (2006) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kevin Burleson 1.2 (2006) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kevin Burleson 0.7 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Burleson 0.1 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kevin Burleson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Burleson - 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.