Dwight Anderson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Dwight Anderson 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

Dwight Anderson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Anderson: 1982-83 to 1982-83
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Dwight Anderson 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Dwight Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Dwight Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dwight Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Dwight Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Dwight Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Dwight Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Dwight Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson 4.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Anderson 21 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Dwight Anderson 2 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Dwight Anderson 3 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Dwight Anderson 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Anderson 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Anderson 5 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Anderson .500 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Anderson .700 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson 4.2 (1983) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.4 (1983) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.6 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.2 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.0 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson - 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.