Bill Downey vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Downey 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bill Downey 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bill Downey 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bill Downey 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Downey 0 * Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Downey 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Bill Downey 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bill Downey 0 * Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Downey 0 * Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey 0 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bill Downey 0 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Downey 3 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey .000 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bill Downey - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Downey 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey - Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.