Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Bob Pettit 2 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Bob Pettit 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

Scoring Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 0 Bob Pettit 1

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Bob Pettit 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.