Bayard Forrest vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Bayard Forrest 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

Bayard Forrest

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bayard Forrest: 1977-78 to 1978-79
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bayard Forrest 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bayard Forrest 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bayard Forrest 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bayard Forrest 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bayard Forrest 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bayard Forrest 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bayard Forrest 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Bayard Forrest 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bayard Forrest 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bayard Forrest 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bayard Forrest 569 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bayard Forrest 565 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bayard Forrest 296 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bayard Forrest 52 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bayard Forrest 71 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bayard Forrest 139 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bayard Forrest .449 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bayard Forrest - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bayard Forrest .509 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1978) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1979) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.2 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.4 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.5 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 1.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 1.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bayard Forrest 24 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bayard Forrest 29 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bayard Forrest 11 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bayard Forrest 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bayard Forrest 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bayard Forrest 15 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bayard Forrest .579 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bayard Forrest - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bayard Forrest .200 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.0 (1978) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.1 (1979) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.8 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.3 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.1 (1979) 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.