Byron Irvin vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Byron Irvin 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

Byron Irvin

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Byron Irvin: 1989-90 to 1992-93
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Byron Irvin 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Byron Irvin 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Byron Irvin 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Byron Irvin 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Byron Irvin 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Byron Irvin 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Byron Irvin 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Byron Irvin 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Byron Irvin 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Byron Irvin 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Byron Irvin 5.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Byron Irvin 1.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Byron Irvin 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Byron Irvin 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Byron Irvin 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Byron Irvin 451 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Byron Irvin 123 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Byron Irvin 73 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Byron Irvin 44 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Byron Irvin 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Byron Irvin 87 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Byron Irvin .471 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Byron Irvin .350 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Byron Irvin .722 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Byron Irvin 5.5 (1993) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Byron Irvin 1.5 (1990) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Byron Irvin 0.9 (1990) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Byron Irvin 0.6 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Byron Irvin 0.1 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Byron Irvin 3.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Byron Irvin 2.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Byron Irvin 1.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Byron Irvin 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Byron Irvin 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Byron Irvin 15 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Byron Irvin 8 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Byron Irvin 5 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Byron Irvin 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Byron Irvin 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Byron Irvin 4 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Byron Irvin .227 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Byron Irvin - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Byron Irvin .833 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Byron Irvin 3.8 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Byron Irvin 2.0 (1990) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Byron Irvin 1.3 (1990) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Byron Irvin 0.5 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Byron Irvin 0.0 (1990) 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.