Gene Banks vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Gene Banks 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

Gene Banks

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Banks: 1981-82 to 1986-87
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Banks 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Gene Banks 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Gene Banks 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Gene Banks 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene Banks 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gene Banks 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Banks 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Gene Banks 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Gene Banks 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Gene Banks 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 11.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 5,305 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 2,718 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Gene Banks 1,335 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Gene Banks 436 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gene Banks 101 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gene Banks 468 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .539 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .043 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .730 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 14.9 (1983) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 7.6 (1983) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 3.4 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.3 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 10.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 292 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 137 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Gene Banks 67 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Gene Banks 16 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gene Banks 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gene Banks 27 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .504 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .596 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 15.9 (1983) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 6.9 (1983) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 4.5 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.0 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1982) 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.