Christian Laettner vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Christian Laettner 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

Christian Laettner

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Christian Laettner: 1992-93 to 2004-05
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Christian Laettner 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Christian Laettner 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Christian Laettner 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Christian Laettner 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Christian Laettner 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Christian Laettner 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Christian Laettner 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Christian Laettner 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Christian Laettner 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Christian Laettner 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Christian Laettner 12.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Christian Laettner 6.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Christian Laettner 2.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Christian Laettner 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Christian Laettner 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Christian Laettner 11,121 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Christian Laettner 5,806 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Christian Laettner 2,224 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Christian Laettner 917 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Christian Laettner 675 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Christian Laettner 868 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Christian Laettner .480 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Christian Laettner .261 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Christian Laettner .820 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Christian Laettner 18.2 (1993) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Christian Laettner 8.8 (1997) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Christian Laettner 4.4 (1994) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Christian Laettner 1.3 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Christian Laettner 1.2 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Christian Laettner 10.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Christian Laettner 4.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Christian Laettner 1.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Christian Laettner 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Christian Laettner 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Christian Laettner 472 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Christian Laettner 212 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Christian Laettner 69 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Christian Laettner 36 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Christian Laettner 21 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Christian Laettner 45 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Christian Laettner .432 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Christian Laettner .179 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Christian Laettner .794 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Christian Laettner 17.6 (1997) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Christian Laettner 7.2 (1997) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Christian Laettner 2.6 (1997) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Christian Laettner 1.5 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Christian Laettner 1.0 (1996) 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.