Gilbert Arenas vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gilbert Arenas 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Gilbert Arenas 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Gilbert Arenas 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Gilbert Arenas 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) 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.