Gordon Hayward vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Gordon Hayward 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

Gordon Hayward

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gordon Hayward: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gordon Hayward 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Gordon Hayward 14 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Gordon Hayward 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Gordon Hayward 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gordon Hayward 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gordon Hayward 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gordon Hayward 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Gordon Hayward 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Gordon Hayward 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Gordon Hayward 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 15.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 4.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 3.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gordon Hayward 12,687 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Gordon Hayward 3,698 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Gordon Hayward 2,940 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Gordon Hayward 808 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gordon Hayward 321 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gordon Hayward 835 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gordon Hayward .455 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Gordon Hayward .370 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gordon Hayward .822 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 21.9 (2017) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 6.7 (2020) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 5.2 (2014) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2014) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.6 (2012) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 15.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 4.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 2.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gordon Hayward 434 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Gordon Hayward 134 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Gordon Hayward 85 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Gordon Hayward 26 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gordon Hayward 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gordon Hayward 29 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gordon Hayward .405 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Gordon Hayward .352 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gordon Hayward .950 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 24.1 (2017) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 6.1 (2017) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 3.4 (2017) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2020) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.4 (2020) 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.