Jabari Bird vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Jabari Bird 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

Jabari Bird

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jabari Bird: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jabari Bird 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jabari Bird 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jabari Bird 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jabari Bird 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jabari Bird 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jabari Bird 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Jabari Bird 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jabari Bird 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jabari Bird 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird 39 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird 19 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jabari Bird 8 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jabari Bird 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jabari Bird 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jabari Bird 13 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird .577 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird .429 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird .462 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 (2018) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 (2018) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 (2018) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jabari Bird 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - 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.