Ja Morant vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ja Morant 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Ja Morant 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Ja Morant 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Ja Morant 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (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.