Bob Pettit vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Garfield Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Garfield Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Garfield Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Garfield Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 26.4 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Garfield Smith - 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.