Sterling Brown vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Sterling Brown 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

Sterling Brown

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sterling Brown: 2017-18 to 2022-23
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sterling Brown 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Sterling Brown 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Sterling Brown 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Sterling Brown 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sterling Brown 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Sterling Brown 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Sterling Brown 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Sterling Brown 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Sterling Brown 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 5.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 3.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 1,431 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 891 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Sterling Brown 268 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Sterling Brown 140 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 47 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sterling Brown 268 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .419 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .363 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .796 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 8.2 (2021) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 4.4 (2021) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.4 (2019) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.8 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 2.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 0.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 63 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 41 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Sterling Brown 22 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Sterling Brown 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sterling Brown 24 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .389 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .276 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .722 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 4.1 (2019) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 2.7 (2019) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 (2019) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 (2019) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.3 (2019) 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.