Jeremy Lin vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jeremy Lin 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jeremy Lin 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jeremy Lin 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Jeremy Lin 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jeremy Lin 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jeremy Lin 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.