Rick Hughes vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Hughes: 1999-00 to 1999-00
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rick Hughes 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rick Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rick Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Rick Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rick Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Rick Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Hughes 3.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Hughes 2.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rick Hughes 0.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Hughes 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Hughes 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Hughes 82 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rick Hughes 49 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rick Hughes 9 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rick Hughes 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Hughes 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rick Hughes 21 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Hughes .486 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rick Hughes .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Hughes .462 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Hughes 3.9 (2000) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Hughes 2.3 (2000) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Hughes 0.4 (2000) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rick Hughes 0.1 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Hughes 0.0 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rick Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rick Hughes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Hughes - 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.