Hersey Hawkins vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Hersey Hawkins 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

Hersey Hawkins

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hersey Hawkins: 1988-89 to 2000-01
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hersey Hawkins 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Hersey Hawkins 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Hersey Hawkins 8 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Hersey Hawkins 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hersey Hawkins 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Hersey Hawkins 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hersey Hawkins 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Hersey Hawkins 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Hersey Hawkins 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Hersey Hawkins 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 14.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 1.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hersey Hawkins 14,470 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Hersey Hawkins 3,554 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Hersey Hawkins 2,860 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Hersey Hawkins 1,622 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Hersey Hawkins 302 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Hersey Hawkins 983 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hersey Hawkins .461 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Hersey Hawkins .394 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hersey Hawkins .870 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 22.1 (1991) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 4.6 (1994) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.9 (1993) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.2 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 0.5 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 14.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 1.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hersey Hawkins 1,043 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Hersey Hawkins 286 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Hersey Hawkins 195 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Hersey Hawkins 119 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Hersey Hawkins 29 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Hersey Hawkins 74 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hersey Hawkins .455 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Hersey Hawkins .396 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hersey Hawkins .907 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 23.5 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 5.8 (1991) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.6 (1998) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.5 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 1.3 (1991) 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.