Francisco Elson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Francisco Elson 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

Francisco Elson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Francisco Elson: 2003-04 to 2011-12
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Francisco Elson 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Francisco Elson 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Francisco Elson 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Francisco Elson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Francisco Elson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Francisco Elson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Francisco Elson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Francisco Elson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Francisco Elson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Francisco Elson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Francisco Elson 3.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Francisco Elson 3.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Francisco Elson 0.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Francisco Elson 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Francisco Elson 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Francisco Elson 1,726 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Francisco Elson 1,638 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Francisco Elson 260 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Francisco Elson 228 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Francisco Elson 255 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Francisco Elson 472 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Francisco Elson .478 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Francisco Elson .188 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Francisco Elson .700 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Francisco Elson 5.0 (2007) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Francisco Elson 4.8 (2007) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Francisco Elson 0.8 (2007) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Francisco Elson 0.8 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Francisco Elson 0.8 (2007) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Francisco Elson 2.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Francisco Elson 2.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Francisco Elson 0.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Francisco Elson 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Francisco Elson 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Francisco Elson 87 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Francisco Elson 85 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Francisco Elson 6 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Francisco Elson 14 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Francisco Elson 7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Francisco Elson 30 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Francisco Elson .581 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Francisco Elson .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Francisco Elson .682 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Francisco Elson 3.8 (2004) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Francisco Elson 3.1 (2007) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Francisco Elson 0.5 (2004) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Francisco Elson 0.8 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Francisco Elson 0.3 (2007) 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.