Charles Oakley vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Charles Oakley 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

Charles Oakley

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charles Oakley: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles Oakley 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Charles Oakley 19 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Charles Oakley 15 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Charles Oakley 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Charles Oakley 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Charles Oakley 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Charles Oakley 0 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Charles Oakley 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Charles Oakley 2 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Charles Oakley 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Charles Oakley 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Charles Oakley 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 Charles Oakley 9.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 9.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 2.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Oakley 12,417 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Charles Oakley 12,205 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Charles Oakley 3,217 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Charles Oakley 1,351 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Charles Oakley 384 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Charles Oakley 1,282 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Oakley .471 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Charles Oakley .253 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Oakley .761 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 14.6 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 13.1 (1987) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 3.6 (1987) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 1.6 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.6 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 10.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 10.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 2.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Oakley 1,550 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Charles Oakley 1,445 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Charles Oakley 283 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Charles Oakley 178 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Charles Oakley 42 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Charles Oakley 144 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Oakley .459 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Charles Oakley .366 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Oakley .755 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 20.0 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 15.3 (1987) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 3.7 (1995) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 2.2 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.7 (1986) 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.