Gary Forbes vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Gary Forbes 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

Gary Forbes

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Forbes: 2010-11 to 2011-12
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Forbes 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Gary Forbes 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Gary Forbes 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Gary Forbes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gary Forbes 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gary Forbes 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Forbes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Gary Forbes 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Gary Forbes 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Gary Forbes 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 5.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 645 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 218 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Gary Forbes 103 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Gary Forbes 47 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gary Forbes 111 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .434 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes .340 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes .702 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 6.6 (2012) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.1 (2012) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 1.1 (2012) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.5 (2012) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 (2011) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 0 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 1 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Gary Forbes 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Gary Forbes 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gary Forbes 1 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .000 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 (2011) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) 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.