Dirk Minniefield vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Dirk Minniefield 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

Dirk Minniefield

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Minniefield: 1985-86 to 1987-88
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Minniefield 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Dirk Minniefield 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Dirk Minniefield 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Dirk Minniefield 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Minniefield 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Minniefield 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Minniefield 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Dirk Minniefield 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Dirk Minniefield 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Dirk Minniefield 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Minniefield 5.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Minniefield 1.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Dirk Minniefield 3.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Minniefield 1,187 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Dirk Minniefield 367 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Dirk Minniefield 845 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Dirk Minniefield 196 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Minniefield 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Minniefield 222 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Minniefield .470 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Dirk Minniefield .272 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Minniefield .739 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Minniefield 6.9 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Minniefield 1.9 (1987) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dirk Minniefield 4.7 (1987) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Dirk Minniefield 1.0 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.1 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Minniefield 1.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Minniefield 30 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Dirk Minniefield 4 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Dirk Minniefield 13 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Dirk Minniefield 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Minniefield 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Minniefield 19 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Minniefield .455 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Dirk Minniefield .400 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Minniefield 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Minniefield 1.8 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.3 (1987) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dirk Minniefield 1.0 (1988) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.2 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.0 (1988) 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.