Kostas Papanikolaou vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Kostas Papanikolaou 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

Kostas Papanikolaou

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Kostas Papanikolaou 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 249 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 158 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 101 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 42 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 18 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 69 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .354 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .297 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .688 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 3 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 8 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .250 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .500 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) 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.