Derrick Dial vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Derrick Dial 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

Derrick Dial

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Derrick Dial: 1999-00 to 2003-04
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Derrick Dial 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Derrick Dial 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Derrick Dial 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Derrick Dial 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Derrick Dial 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Derrick Dial 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Derrick Dial 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Derrick Dial 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Derrick Dial 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Derrick Dial 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derrick Dial 3.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Dial 1.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Derrick Dial 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Derrick Dial 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Derrick Dial 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Derrick Dial 253 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Derrick Dial 133 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Derrick Dial 63 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Derrick Dial 21 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Derrick Dial 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Derrick Dial 82 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derrick Dial .372 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Derrick Dial .190 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derrick Dial .672 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derrick Dial 5.0 (2000) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Dial 3.3 (2000) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Derrick Dial 1.1 (2002) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Derrick Dial 0.7 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Derrick Dial 0.2 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derrick Dial 2.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Dial 1.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Derrick Dial 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Derrick Dial 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Derrick Dial 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Derrick Dial 5 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Derrick Dial 2 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Derrick Dial 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Derrick Dial 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Derrick Dial 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Derrick Dial 2 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derrick Dial .500 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Derrick Dial - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derrick Dial .500 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derrick Dial 2.5 (2000) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Dial 1.0 (2000) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Derrick Dial 0.0 (2000) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Derrick Dial 0.0 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Derrick Dial 0.0 (2000) 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.