Bob Pettit vs. Ben Wallace Comparison

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

vs.

Ben Wallace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Ben Wallace: 1996-97 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Ben Wallace 1

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Ben Wallace 16

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Ben Wallace 8

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Ben Wallace 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Ben Wallace 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Ben Wallace 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Pettit 11 Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Pettit 0 * Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Pettit 0 Ben Wallace 6

Defensive Player of The Year Bob Pettit 0 * Ben Wallace 4

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Ben Wallace 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Ben Wallace 2

Blocks Leader Bob Pettit 0 * Ben Wallace 1

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Ben Wallace 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 26.4 Ben Wallace 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Ben Wallace 9.6

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Ben Wallace 6,254

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Ben Wallace 10,482

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Ben Wallace 1,437

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1,369

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace 2,137

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Ben Wallace 1,088

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Ben Wallace .474

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace .137

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Ben Wallace .414

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Ben Wallace 9.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Ben Wallace 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Ben Wallace 2.4 (2007)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace 3.5 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Ben Wallace 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Ben Wallace 11.2

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Ben Wallace 939

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Ben Wallace 1,454

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Ben Wallace 173

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace 199

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace 250

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Ben Wallace 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Ben Wallace .482

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace .000

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Ben Wallace .418

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Ben Wallace 10.3 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Ben Wallace 16.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Ben Wallace 1.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace 2.5 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Ben Wallace 3.1 (2003)

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.