Bam Adebayo vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Bob Pettit

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,140 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 640 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 239 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 62 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 71 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .529 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .762 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.5 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.