Garrison Mathews vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Garrison Mathews 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

Garrison Mathews

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Garrison Mathews: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Garrison Mathews 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Garrison Mathews 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Garrison Mathews 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Garrison Mathews 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Garrison Mathews 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Garrison Mathews 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Garrison Mathews 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Garrison Mathews 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Garrison Mathews 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Garrison Mathews 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garrison Mathews 6.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Garrison Mathews 1.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Garrison Mathews 1,684 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Garrison Mathews 466 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Garrison Mathews 163 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Garrison Mathews 138 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Garrison Mathews 45 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Garrison Mathews 267 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garrison Mathews .407 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Garrison Mathews .381 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Garrison Mathews .842 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garrison Mathews 10.0 (2022) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Garrison Mathews 2.9 (2022) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Garrison Mathews 1.0 (2022) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.9 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.4 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garrison Mathews 1.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Garrison Mathews 4 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Garrison Mathews 2 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Garrison Mathews 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Garrison Mathews 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Garrison Mathews 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Garrison Mathews 3 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garrison Mathews .000 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Garrison Mathews .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Garrison Mathews .800 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garrison Mathews 1.3 (2021) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.7 (2021) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021) 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.