Bob Peterson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Peterson: 1953-54 to 1955-56
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bob Peterson 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bob Peterson 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bob Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Peterson 0 * Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Bob Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bob Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bob Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Peterson 4.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Peterson 3.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bob Peterson 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Peterson 479 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bob Peterson 389 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bob Peterson 78 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bob Peterson - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Peterson - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bob Peterson 103 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Peterson .386 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Peterson .669 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Peterson 5.3 (1956) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Peterson 4.2 (1955) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Peterson 0.8 (1955) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Peterson 8.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Peterson 5.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bob Peterson 1.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Peterson 24 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bob Peterson 16 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bob Peterson 5 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bob Peterson - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Peterson - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bob Peterson 3 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Peterson .467 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Peterson .909 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Peterson 8.0 (1955) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Peterson 5.3 (1955) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Peterson 1.7 (1955) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Peterson - 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.