Bill Bridges vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Bill Bridges 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

Bill Bridges

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Bridges 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Bridges 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 0 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Bill Bridges 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bill Bridges 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Bridges 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.