Drazen Petrovic vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Drazen Petrovic 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

Drazen Petrovic

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Drazen Petrovic: 1989-90 to 1992-93
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Drazen Petrovic 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Drazen Petrovic 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Drazen Petrovic 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Drazen Petrovic 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Drazen Petrovic 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Drazen Petrovic 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Drazen Petrovic 1 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Drazen Petrovic 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Drazen Petrovic 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Drazen Petrovic 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Drazen Petrovic 15.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Drazen Petrovic 2.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Drazen Petrovic 2.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Drazen Petrovic 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Drazen Petrovic 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Drazen Petrovic 4,461 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Drazen Petrovic 669 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Drazen Petrovic 701 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Drazen Petrovic 265 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Drazen Petrovic 27 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Drazen Petrovic 290 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Drazen Petrovic .506 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Drazen Petrovic .437 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Drazen Petrovic .841 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Drazen Petrovic 22.3 (1993) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Drazen Petrovic 3.1 (1992) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Drazen Petrovic 3.5 (1993) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Drazen Petrovic 1.3 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Drazen Petrovic 0.2 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Drazen Petrovic 10.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Drazen Petrovic 1.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Drazen Petrovic 1.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Drazen Petrovic 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Drazen Petrovic 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Drazen Petrovic 297 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Drazen Petrovic 51 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Drazen Petrovic 42 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Drazen Petrovic 12 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Drazen Petrovic 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Drazen Petrovic 29 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Drazen Petrovic .474 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Drazen Petrovic .324 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Drazen Petrovic .696 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Drazen Petrovic 24.3 (1992) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Drazen Petrovic 2.5 (1992) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Drazen Petrovic 3.3 (1992) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Drazen Petrovic 1.0 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Drazen Petrovic 0.3 (1992) 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.