Franklin Edwards vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Franklin Edwards 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

Franklin Edwards

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Franklin Edwards: 1981-82 to 1987-88
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Franklin Edwards 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Franklin Edwards 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Franklin Edwards 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Franklin Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Franklin Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Franklin Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Franklin Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Franklin Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Franklin Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Franklin Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 6.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 2.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Franklin Edwards 1,802 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Franklin Edwards 300 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Franklin Edwards 774 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Franklin Edwards 249 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Franklin Edwards 21 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Franklin Edwards 296 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Franklin Edwards .449 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Franklin Edwards .030 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Franklin Edwards .795 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 9.0 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.3 (1987) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 5.8 (1988) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.2 (1986) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.1 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 3.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Franklin Edwards 73 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Franklin Edwards 14 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Franklin Edwards 22 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Franklin Edwards 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Franklin Edwards 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Franklin Edwards 21 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Franklin Edwards .481 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Franklin Edwards 1.000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Franklin Edwards .846 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 3.7 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.8 (1983) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.4 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.4 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.0 (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.