Bruce Bowen vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bruce Bowen 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bruce Bowen 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Bruce Bowen 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bruce Bowen 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bruce Bowen 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003) 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.