JaVale McGee vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP JaVale McGee 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team JaVale McGee 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader JaVale McGee 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader JaVale McGee 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year JaVale McGee 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.