Howard Carter vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Howard Carter 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

Howard Carter

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Howard Carter 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Howard Carter 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Howard Carter 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Howard Carter 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Howard Carter 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 5.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Howard Carter 66 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Howard Carter 5 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (1984) 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.