Lawrence Boston vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Lawrence Boston 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

Lawrence Boston

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lawrence Boston: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lawrence Boston 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Lawrence Boston 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Lawrence Boston 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Lawrence Boston 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lawrence Boston 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Lawrence Boston 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lawrence Boston 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Lawrence Boston 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Lawrence Boston 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Lawrence Boston 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston 4.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston 3.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lawrence Boston 56 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Lawrence Boston 39 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Lawrence Boston 2 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Lawrence Boston 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Lawrence Boston 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Lawrence Boston 13 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lawrence Boston .462 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lawrence Boston .615 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston 4.3 (1980) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston 3.0 (1980) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.3 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Lawrence Boston 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston - 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.