Danny Fortson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Danny Fortson 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

Danny Fortson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Danny Fortson: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Danny Fortson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Danny Fortson 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Danny Fortson 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Danny Fortson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Danny Fortson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Danny Fortson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Danny Fortson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Danny Fortson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Danny Fortson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Danny Fortson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Danny Fortson 8.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Danny Fortson 7.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Danny Fortson 0.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Danny Fortson 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Danny Fortson 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Danny Fortson 3,615 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Danny Fortson 3,184 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Danny Fortson 301 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Danny Fortson 182 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Danny Fortson 94 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Danny Fortson 440 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Danny Fortson .472 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Danny Fortson .167 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Danny Fortson .785 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Danny Fortson 16.7 (2001) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Danny Fortson 16.3 (2001) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Danny Fortson 1.6 (2002) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Danny Fortson 0.6 (1999) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Danny Fortson 0.4 (1999) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Danny Fortson 3.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Danny Fortson 2.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Danny Fortson 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Danny Fortson 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Danny Fortson 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Danny Fortson 36 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Danny Fortson 26 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Danny Fortson 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Danny Fortson 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Danny Fortson 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Danny Fortson 11 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Danny Fortson .571 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Danny Fortson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Danny Fortson .800 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Danny Fortson 3.3 (2005) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Danny Fortson 2.4 (2005) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Danny Fortson 0.0 (2005) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Danny Fortson 0.3 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Danny Fortson 0.1 (2005) 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.