Alex Caruso vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Alex Caruso 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Alex Caruso 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 0 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Alex Caruso 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Alex Caruso 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Alex Caruso 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) 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.