Harvey Catchings vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Harvey Catchings 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

Harvey Catchings

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Harvey Catchings: 1974-75 to 1984-85
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Harvey Catchings 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Harvey Catchings 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Harvey Catchings 9 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Harvey Catchings 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Harvey Catchings 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Harvey Catchings 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Harvey Catchings 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Harvey Catchings 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Harvey Catchings 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Harvey Catchings 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 3.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 5.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Catchings 2,335 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Harvey Catchings 3,639 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Harvey Catchings 608 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Harvey Catchings 261 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Harvey Catchings 1,226 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Harvey Catchings 725 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Catchings .435 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Harvey Catchings .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Catchings .647 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 4.6 (1979) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 6.9 (1976) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.3 (1981) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.5 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.4 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Catchings 74 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Harvey Catchings 154 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Harvey Catchings 23 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Harvey Catchings 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Harvey Catchings 49 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Harvey Catchings 53 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Catchings .397 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Harvey Catchings - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Catchings .500 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 5.7 (1976) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 9.3 (1976) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.0 (1976) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.2 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 3.0 (1976) 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.