Gary Payton vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gary Payton 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Bob Pettit 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

Scoring Leader Gary Payton 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Gary Payton 0 Bob Pettit 1

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year Gary Payton 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.