Dean Oliver vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Dean Oliver 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

Dean Oliver

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dean Oliver: 2001-02 to 2002-03
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dean Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Dean Oliver 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Dean Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Dean Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dean Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Dean Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dean Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Dean Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Dean Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Dean Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Oliver 1.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Dean Oliver 0.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Dean Oliver 1.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Dean Oliver 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dean Oliver 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Oliver 64 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Dean Oliver 24 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Dean Oliver 44 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Dean Oliver 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dean Oliver 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dean Oliver 35 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Oliver .320 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Dean Oliver .158 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dean Oliver .765 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Oliver 2.1 (2002) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Oliver 1.1 (2003) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dean Oliver 1.5 (2003) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Dean Oliver 0.5 (2003) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dean Oliver 0.0 (2003) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dean Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Dean Oliver - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dean Oliver - 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.