Edgar Jones vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Edgar Jones 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

Edgar Jones

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Edgar Jones: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Edgar Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Edgar Jones 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Edgar Jones 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Edgar Jones 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Edgar Jones 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Edgar Jones 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Edgar Jones 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Edgar Jones 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Edgar Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Edgar Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Edgar Jones 9.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Edgar Jones 4.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Edgar Jones 0.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Edgar Jones 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Edgar Jones 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Edgar Jones 3,257 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Edgar Jones 1,745 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Edgar Jones 331 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Edgar Jones 220 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Edgar Jones 455 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Edgar Jones 363 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Edgar Jones .506 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Edgar Jones .262 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Edgar Jones .710 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Edgar Jones 10.2 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Edgar Jones 5.8 (1983) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Edgar Jones 1.2 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Edgar Jones 0.8 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Edgar Jones 1.9 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Edgar Jones 6.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Edgar Jones 4.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Edgar Jones 1.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Edgar Jones 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Edgar Jones 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Edgar Jones 100 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Edgar Jones 61 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Edgar Jones 20 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Edgar Jones 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Edgar Jones 14 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Edgar Jones 15 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Edgar Jones .463 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Edgar Jones .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Edgar Jones .634 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Edgar Jones 6.8 (1983) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Edgar Jones 4.8 (1983) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Edgar Jones 1.5 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Edgar Jones 0.5 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Edgar Jones 1.3 (1983) 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.