Ben McDonald vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ben McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Ben McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Ben McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Ben McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Ben McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 6.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

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

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (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.