Bob Pettit vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Howard Porter 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Howard Porter 0

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

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Howard Porter 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Howard Porter 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Howard Porter 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 26.4 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.