Mike James vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Mike James 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

Mike James

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike James: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike James 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Mike James 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Mike James 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Mike James 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike James 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mike James 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike James 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Mike James 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Mike James 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Mike James 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike James 9.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 2.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Mike James 3.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike James 5,863 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Mike James 1,324 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Mike James 2,075 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Mike James 458 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mike James 38 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mike James 595 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike James .417 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Mike James .379 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike James .802 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike James 20.3 (2006) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 3.3 (2006) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike James 5.8 (2006) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mike James 1.2 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.2 (2012) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike James 4.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 1.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Mike James 1.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike James 150 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Mike James 40 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Mike James 41 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Mike James 13 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mike James 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mike James 33 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike James .425 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Mike James .286 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike James .810 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike James 11.6 (2005) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 1.9 (2005) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike James 2.3 (2005) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.9 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.3 (2005) 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.