Bird Averitt vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Bird Averitt 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

Bird Averitt

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bird Averitt: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bird Averitt 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bird Averitt 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bird Averitt 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bird Averitt 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bird Averitt 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bird Averitt 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Bird Averitt 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bird Averitt 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bird Averitt 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 8.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 2.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt 1,085 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt 161 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bird Averitt 330 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bird Averitt 69 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bird Averitt 14 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bird Averitt 130 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt .392 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt .713 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 9.0 (1978) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.5 (1978) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 3.6 (1978) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.7 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.2 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bird Averitt 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - 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.