Bob Pettit vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Earl Tatum 0

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

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Earl Tatum 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Earl Tatum 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Earl Tatum 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 26.4 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

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.