Carl Herrera vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Carl Herrera 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

Carl Herrera

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Herrera: 1991-92 to 1998-99
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Herrera 2 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Carl Herrera 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Carl Herrera 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Carl Herrera 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Carl Herrera 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Carl Herrera 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Carl Herrera 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Carl Herrera 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Carl Herrera 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Carl Herrera 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 5.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 2,481 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 1,690 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Carl Herrera 261 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Carl Herrera 237 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 204 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Carl Herrera 465 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .476 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .143 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .643 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 8.0 (1997) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 5.6 (1993) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1993) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.7 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 3.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 2.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 137 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 98 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Carl Herrera 13 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Carl Herrera 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Carl Herrera 41 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .451 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .711 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 4.7 (1994) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.8 (1993) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 1.0 (1995) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 (1994) 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.