Alton Lister vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Alton Lister 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

Alton Lister

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alton Lister: 1981-82 to 1997-98
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alton Lister 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Alton Lister 16 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Alton Lister 11 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Alton Lister 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Alton Lister 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Alton Lister 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alton Lister 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Alton Lister 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Alton Lister 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Alton Lister 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 6.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 6.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 6,298 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 5,996 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Alton Lister 914 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Alton Lister 351 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Alton Lister 1,473 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Alton Lister 953 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .512 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .111 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .597 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.6 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 9.4 (1987) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 (1985) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.6 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.4 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 7.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 5.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 0.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 617 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 506 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Alton Lister 70 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Alton Lister 39 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Alton Lister 142 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Alton Lister 87 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .505 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .640 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.9 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 7.8 (1985) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.9 (1985) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.6 (1989) 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.