Phil Ford vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Phil Ford 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

Phil Ford

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Phil Ford: 1978-79 to 1984-85
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Phil Ford 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Phil Ford 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Phil Ford 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Phil Ford 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Phil Ford 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Phil Ford 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Phil Ford 1 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Phil Ford 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Phil Ford 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Phil Ford 1 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Ford 11.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 1.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 6.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Ford 5,594 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Phil Ford 854 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Phil Ford 3,083 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Phil Ford 589 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Phil Ford 29 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Phil Ford 482 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Ford .467 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Phil Ford .210 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Ford .820 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Ford 17.5 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 2.3 (1979) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 8.8 (1981) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 2.2 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.1 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Ford 9.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 1.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 5.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Ford 136 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Phil Ford 26 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Phil Ford 85 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Phil Ford 22 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Phil Ford 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Phil Ford 15 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Ford .365 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Phil Ford .600 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Ford .717 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Ford 17.3 (1980) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 2.4 (1979) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 8.7 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 2.4 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.0 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.