Horace Grant vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Horace Grant 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

Horace Grant

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Horace Grant: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Horace Grant 4 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Horace Grant 17 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Horace Grant 13 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Horace Grant 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Horace Grant 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Horace Grant 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Horace Grant 0 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Horace Grant 4 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Horace Grant 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Horace Grant 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Horace Grant 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 12,996 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 9,443 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Horace Grant 2,575 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Horace Grant 1,143 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Horace Grant 1,136 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Horace Grant 1,165 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .509 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .063 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .692 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 15.1 (1994) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 11.0 (1994) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.4 (1994) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.5 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 1,907 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 1,457 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Horace Grant 360 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Horace Grant 171 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Horace Grant 173 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Horace Grant 170 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .530 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .125 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .714 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 16.2 (1994) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 10.4 (1996) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.0 (1992) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.8 (1994) 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.