Jerome James vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Jerome James

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome James: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome James 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jerome James 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jerome James 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jerome James 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jerome James 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jerome James 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Jerome James 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jerome James 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jerome James 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 4.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 3.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 1,540 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jerome James 1,099 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jerome James 118 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jerome James 92 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerome James 384 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jerome James 358 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .485 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .617 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 5.4 (2003) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 4.2 (2003) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2003) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2009) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.6 (2003) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 9.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 5.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

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

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 160 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jerome James 89 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jerome James 9 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jerome James 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerome James 25 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jerome James 17 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .493 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jerome James - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .722 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 12.5 (2005) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 6.8 (2005) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.8 (2002) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.8 (2005) 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.