Rick Barry vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Barry 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bob Pettit 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rick Barry 0 Bob Pettit 1

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.