Rich Jones vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Rich Jones 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

Rich Jones

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Jones: 1976-77 to 1976-77
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rich Jones 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rich Jones 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rich Jones 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rich Jones 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rich Jones 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Jones 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Rich Jones 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rich Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Rich Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Jones 10.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rich Jones 5.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rich Jones 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rich Jones 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Jones 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Jones 360 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rich Jones 194 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rich Jones 46 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rich Jones 38 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rich Jones 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rich Jones 34 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Jones .385 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rich Jones - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Jones .760 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Jones 10.6 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Jones 5.7 (1977) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rich Jones 1.4 (1977) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rich Jones 1.1 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Jones 0.3 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Jones - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rich Jones - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rich Jones - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rich Jones - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Jones - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Jones - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rich Jones - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rich Jones - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rich Jones - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rich Jones - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rich Jones 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Jones - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rich Jones - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Jones - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Jones - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Jones - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rich Jones - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rich Jones - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Jones - 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.