Herm Gilliam vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Herm Gilliam 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

Herm Gilliam

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herm Gilliam 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Herm Gilliam 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Herm Gilliam 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Herm Gilliam 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Herm Gilliam 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Herm Gilliam 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herm Gilliam 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Herm Gilliam 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Herm Gilliam 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Herm Gilliam 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 10.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.3 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 6,252 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 2,175 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 2,225 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 369 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 49 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Herm Gilliam 578 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .441 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .792 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 7.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.8 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.0 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 269 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 93 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 108 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 19 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 1 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Herm Gilliam 36 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .397 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .806 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.