James Edwards vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and James Edwards 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

James Edwards

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Edwards 3 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons James Edwards 19 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played James Edwards 11 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games James Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team James Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader James Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader James Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year James Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 12.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 5.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game James Edwards 1.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 14,862 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds James Edwards 6,004 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists James Edwards 1,499 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals James Edwards 420 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks James Edwards 867 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games James Edwards 1,168 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .495 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .048 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .698 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 16.7 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 8.5 (1979) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.6 (1981) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.7 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 1.6 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 9.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 3.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game James Edwards 0.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 1,030 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds James Edwards 354 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists James Edwards 84 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals James Edwards 17 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks James Edwards 46 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games James Edwards 111 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .468 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .682 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 14.3 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 7.0 (1981) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.5 (1981) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.5 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.6 (1984) 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.