Buddy Hield vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Buddy Hield 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

Buddy Hield

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Buddy Hield: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buddy Hield 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Buddy Hield 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Buddy Hield 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Buddy Hield 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Buddy Hield 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Buddy Hield 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Buddy Hield 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Buddy Hield 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Buddy Hield 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Buddy Hield 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 15.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 4.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 2.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 9,820 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 2,672 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1,641 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Buddy Hield 545 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 204 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 632 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .434 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .400 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield .860 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 20.7 (2019) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 5.0 (2019) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 3.6 (2021) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 1.2 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 1.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 2 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 1 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Buddy Hield 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 2 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .200 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 1.0 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 (2024) 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.