George Johnson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and George Johnson 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

George Johnson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Johnson: 1978-79 to 1985-86
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons George Johnson 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played George Johnson 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games George Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team George Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader George Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader George Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year George Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 9.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 5.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 4,214 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds George Johnson 2,610 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists George Johnson 817 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals George Johnson 432 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks George Johnson 282 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games George Johnson 464 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .463 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage George Johnson .189 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .779 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 13.0 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 7.8 (1980) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 2.7 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.1 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.9 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 3.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 1.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 21 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds George Johnson 11 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists George Johnson 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals George Johnson 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks George Johnson 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games George Johnson 7 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .625 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage George Johnson 1.000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 5.0 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 2.0 (1981) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.5 (1981) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.0 (1985) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.0 (1985) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.