Haywood Highsmith vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Haywood Highsmith 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

Haywood Highsmith

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Haywood Highsmith: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Haywood Highsmith 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Haywood Highsmith 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Haywood Highsmith 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Haywood Highsmith 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Haywood Highsmith 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Haywood Highsmith 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Haywood Highsmith 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Haywood Highsmith 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Haywood Highsmith 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Haywood Highsmith 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Haywood Highsmith 4.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Haywood Highsmith 3.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Haywood Highsmith 693 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Haywood Highsmith 429 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Haywood Highsmith 121 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Haywood Highsmith 92 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Haywood Highsmith 50 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Haywood Highsmith 144 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Haywood Highsmith .443 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Haywood Highsmith .368 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Haywood Highsmith .535 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Haywood Highsmith 6.1 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Haywood Highsmith 3.5 (2023) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Haywood Highsmith 1.1 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.8 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.5 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Haywood Highsmith 3.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Haywood Highsmith 1.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Haywood Highsmith 93 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Haywood Highsmith 43 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Haywood Highsmith 16 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Haywood Highsmith 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Haywood Highsmith 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Haywood Highsmith 31 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Haywood Highsmith .500 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Haywood Highsmith .378 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Haywood Highsmith .833 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Haywood Highsmith 4.8 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Haywood Highsmith 2.8 (2024) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Haywood Highsmith 1.6 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.6 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.2 (2024) 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.