Art Long vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Art Long 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

Art Long

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Art Long: 2000-01 to 2002-03
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Art Long 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Art Long 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Art Long 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Art Long 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Art Long 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Art Long 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Art Long 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Art Long 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Art Long 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Art Long 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Art Long 3.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Art Long 3.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Art Long 0.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Art Long 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Art Long 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Long 345 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Art Long 319 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Art Long 48 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Art Long 27 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Art Long 42 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Art Long 98 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Long .458 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Art Long .667 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Art Long .485 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Long 4.5 (2002) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Art Long 4.0 (2002) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Art Long 0.7 (2002) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Art Long 0.3 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Art Long 0.4 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Art Long - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Art Long - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Art Long - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Art Long - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Art Long - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Long - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Art Long - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Art Long - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Art Long - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Art Long - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Art Long 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Long - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Art Long - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Art Long - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Long - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Art Long - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Art Long - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Art Long - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Art Long - 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.