Gus Gerard vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Gus Gerard 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

Gus Gerard

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gus Gerard: 1976-77 to 1980-81
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gus Gerard 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Gus Gerard 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Gus Gerard 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Gus Gerard 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gus Gerard 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gus Gerard 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gus Gerard 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Gus Gerard 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Gus Gerard 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Gus Gerard 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 5.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 2.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Gerard 1,607 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Gus Gerard 719 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Gus Gerard 224 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Gus Gerard 151 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gus Gerard 135 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gus Gerard 280 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Gerard .436 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Gus Gerard .143 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Gerard .649 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 7.4 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 3.3 (1977) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 1.4 (1977) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.7 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 1.0 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 2.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 2.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Gerard 20 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Gus Gerard 16 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Gus Gerard 2 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Gus Gerard 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gus Gerard 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gus Gerard 8 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Gerard .421 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Gus Gerard - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Gerard .500 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 3.3 (1980) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 2.7 (1980) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 0.7 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.2 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 0.2 (1979) 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.