Herbert Jones vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Herbert Jones 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

Herbert Jones

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herbert Jones: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herbert Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Herbert Jones 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Herbert Jones 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Herbert Jones 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Herbert Jones 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Herbert Jones 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herbert Jones 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Herbert Jones 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Herbert Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Herbert Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herbert Jones 10.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Herbert Jones 3.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Herbert Jones 2.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Herbert Jones 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Herbert Jones 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Herbert Jones 2,228 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Herbert Jones 837 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Herbert Jones 528 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Herbert Jones 338 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Herbert Jones 164 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Herbert Jones 220 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herbert Jones .482 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Herbert Jones .373 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herbert Jones .824 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herbert Jones 11.0 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Herbert Jones 4.1 (2023) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Herbert Jones 2.6 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Herbert Jones 1.7 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Herbert Jones 0.8 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herbert Jones 11.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Herbert Jones 4.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Herbert Jones 2.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Herbert Jones 1.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Herbert Jones 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Herbert Jones 116 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Herbert Jones 40 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Herbert Jones 21 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Herbert Jones 16 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Herbert Jones 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Herbert Jones 10 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herbert Jones .435 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Herbert Jones .361 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herbert Jones .853 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herbert Jones 13.0 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Herbert Jones 5.0 (2024) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Herbert Jones 2.5 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Herbert Jones 1.8 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Herbert Jones 0.8 (2022) 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.