Grant Long vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Grant Long 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

Grant Long

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Long: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Long 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Grant Long 15 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Grant Long 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Grant Long 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Grant Long 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Grant Long 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Grant Long 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Grant Long 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Grant Long 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Grant Long 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 9.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 6.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 9,518 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Grant Long 6,154 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Grant Long 1,716 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Grant Long 1,199 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Grant Long 366 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Grant Long 1,003 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .467 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .283 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .761 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 14.8 (1992) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 9.6 (1996) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.7 (1992) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.7 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.6 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 8.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 5.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 373 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Grant Long 243 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Grant Long 59 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Grant Long 41 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Grant Long 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Grant Long 42 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .411 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .200 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .756 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 13.7 (1995) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 11.3 (1995) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.8 (1996) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 2.0 (1999) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.5 (1994) 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.