Billy Knight vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Billy Knight 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

Billy Knight

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Knight: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Knight 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Billy Knight 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Billy Knight 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Billy Knight 2 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Billy Knight 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Billy Knight 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Knight 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Billy Knight 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Billy Knight 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Billy Knight 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Knight 15.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Knight 4.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Billy Knight 2.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Billy Knight 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Knight 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Knight 10,561 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Billy Knight 3,037 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Billy Knight 1,435 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Billy Knight 627 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Knight 91 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Billy Knight 671 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Knight .506 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Billy Knight .274 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Knight .830 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Knight 26.6 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Knight 7.5 (1977) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Billy Knight 3.3 (1977) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Billy Knight 1.5 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Knight 0.2 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Knight 7.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Billy Knight 2.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Billy Knight 1.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Billy Knight 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Knight 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Knight 71 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Billy Knight 21 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Billy Knight 10 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Billy Knight 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Knight 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Billy Knight 10 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Knight .464 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Billy Knight .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Knight .700 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Knight 18.5 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Knight 6.0 (1981) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Billy Knight 2.5 (1981) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Billy Knight 0.5 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Knight 0.0 (1985) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.