Chris Garner vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Chris Garner 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

Chris Garner

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Garner: 1997-98 to 2000-01
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Garner 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Chris Garner 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Chris Garner 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Chris Garner 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Chris Garner 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Chris Garner 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Garner 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Chris Garner 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Chris Garner 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Chris Garner 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Garner 1.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Chris Garner 0.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Chris Garner 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Chris Garner 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Chris Garner 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Garner 72 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Chris Garner 36 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Chris Garner 63 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Chris Garner 28 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Chris Garner 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Chris Garner 46 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Garner .280 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Chris Garner .190 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Garner .615 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Garner 2.4 (2001) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Garner 1.5 (2001) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Chris Garner 2.3 (2001) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Chris Garner 0.9 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Chris Garner 0.1 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Garner - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Chris Garner - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Chris Garner - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Chris Garner - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Chris Garner - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Garner - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Chris Garner - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Chris Garner - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Chris Garner - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Chris Garner - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Chris Garner 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Garner - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Chris Garner - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Garner - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Garner - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Garner - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Chris Garner - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Chris Garner - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Chris Garner - 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.