Bob Gross vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Bob Gross

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Gross: 1975-76 to 1982-83
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Gross 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bob Gross 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bob Gross 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bob Gross 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Gross 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Gross 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Gross 1 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Bob Gross 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bob Gross 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bob Gross 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Gross 8.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Gross 4.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bob Gross 2.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bob Gross 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Gross 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Gross 4,567 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bob Gross 2,253 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bob Gross 1,481 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bob Gross 615 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Gross 361 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bob Gross 513 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Gross .512 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bob Gross .179 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Gross .798 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Gross 12.7 (1978) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Gross 5.6 (1978) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Gross 3.7 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bob Gross 1.4 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Gross 0.9 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Gross 12.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Gross 5.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bob Gross 3.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bob Gross 1.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Gross 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Gross 307 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bob Gross 124 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bob Gross 89 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bob Gross 35 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Gross 17 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bob Gross 25 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Gross .584 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bob Gross - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Gross .851 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Gross 14.1 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Gross 5.9 (1977) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Gross 4.2 (1977) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bob Gross 1.7 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Gross 0.8 (1977) 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.