Matt Barnes vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Matt Barnes 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

Matt Barnes

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Barnes 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Matt Barnes 14 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Matt Barnes 9 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Matt Barnes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Barnes 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Barnes 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Matt Barnes 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Matt Barnes 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Matt Barnes 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 8.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 7,589 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 4,281 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Matt Barnes 1,691 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Matt Barnes 714 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 444 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Matt Barnes 929 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .436 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .335 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .745 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 6.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 638 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 390 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Matt Barnes 132 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Matt Barnes 85 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 30 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Matt Barnes 95 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .399 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .297 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .752 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.7 (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.