Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Bob Pettit 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

Scoring Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 1

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (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.