Jack Givens vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Jack Givens 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

Jack Givens

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack Givens: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack Givens 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jack Givens 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jack Givens 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jack Givens 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jack Givens 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jack Givens 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jack Givens 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Jack Givens 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jack Givens 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jack Givens 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Givens 6.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 2.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 0.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Givens 1,040 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jack Givens 456 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jack Givens 142 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jack Givens 123 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jack Givens 36 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jack Givens 156 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Givens .401 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jack Givens .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jack Givens .791 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Givens 7.7 (1979) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 3.0 (1980) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 1.1 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 1.0 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Givens 2.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 2.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 0.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Givens 29 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jack Givens 26 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jack Givens 6 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jack Givens 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jack Givens 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jack Givens 13 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Givens .295 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jack Givens - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jack Givens 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Givens 2.6 (1979) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 2.3 (1979) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 0.8 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 0.5 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.