Darius Garland vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Darius Garland 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

Darius Garland

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darius Garland 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Darius Garland 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Darius Garland 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Darius Garland 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Darius Garland 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Darius Garland 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darius Garland 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Darius Garland 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Darius Garland 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Darius Garland 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 18.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 5,660 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 801 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Darius Garland 2,052 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Darius Garland 356 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Darius Garland 33 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Darius Garland 307 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .448 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .384 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .864 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 21.7 (2022) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.3 (2022) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 8.6 (2022) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.3 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 1.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 103 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 9 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Darius Garland 25 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Darius Garland 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Darius Garland 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Darius Garland 5 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .438 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .387 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .840 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 (2023) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 1.8 (2023) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.0 (2023) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 (2023) 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.