Dan Issel vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Dan Issel 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

Dan Issel

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dan Issel 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Dan Issel 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Dan Issel 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Dan Issel 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Dan Issel 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.