Jerome Kersey vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome Kersey: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome Kersey 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jerome Kersey 17 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jerome Kersey 15 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jerome Kersey 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jerome Kersey 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jerome Kersey 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Jerome Kersey 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jerome Kersey 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jerome Kersey 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 10.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 5.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Kersey 11,825 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jerome Kersey 6,339 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jerome Kersey 2,134 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jerome Kersey 1,439 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerome Kersey 799 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jerome Kersey 1,153 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Kersey .465 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jerome Kersey .201 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Kersey .690 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 19.2 (1988) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 8.4 (1990) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.2 (1989) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.8 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.1 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 12.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 5.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Kersey 1,557 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jerome Kersey 717 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jerome Kersey 233 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jerome Kersey 168 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerome Kersey 80 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jerome Kersey 126 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Kersey .469 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jerome Kersey .095 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Kersey .727 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 20.7 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 8.5 (1993) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.6 (1992) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.3 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.0 (1998) 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.