Ben Coleman vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Ben Coleman 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

Ben Coleman

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Coleman: 1986-87 to 1993-94
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Coleman 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Ben Coleman 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Ben Coleman 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Ben Coleman 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ben Coleman 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Ben Coleman 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Coleman 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Ben Coleman 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Ben Coleman 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Ben Coleman 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 6.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 4.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Coleman 1,494 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Ben Coleman 928 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Ben Coleman 128 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Ben Coleman 94 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Coleman 99 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ben Coleman 227 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Coleman .516 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Ben Coleman .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Coleman .759 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 8.5 (1988) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 5.0 (1988) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.9 (1988) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 4.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 1.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Coleman 14 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Ben Coleman 5 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Ben Coleman 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Ben Coleman 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Coleman 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ben Coleman 3 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Coleman .750 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Ben Coleman - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Coleman 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 4.7 (1989) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 1.7 (1989) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 (1989) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.3 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 (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.