Bruce Hale vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Hale 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bruce Hale 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bruce Hale 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bruce Hale 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bruce Hale 0 * Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bruce Hale 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Bruce Hale 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bruce Hale 0 * Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bruce Hale 0 * Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 9.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 * Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 1,297 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 49 * Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bruce Hale 424 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bruce Hale 142 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .333 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .763 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) * Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 6.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 * Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 43 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 0 * Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bruce Hale 17 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bruce Hale 7 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .350 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .882 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) * Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.