Earl Cureton vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Cureton 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Earl Cureton 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Earl Cureton 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Cureton 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.