Jim Eakins vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Jim Eakins 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

Jim Eakins

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Eakins: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Eakins 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jim Eakins 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jim Eakins 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jim Eakins 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Eakins 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Eakins 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Eakins 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Jim Eakins 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jim Eakins 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Eakins 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 5.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 3.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 1.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Eakins 628 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jim Eakins 436 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jim Eakins 148 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jim Eakins 36 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Eakins 66 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jim Eakins 115 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Eakins .462 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jim Eakins - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Eakins .844 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 6.0 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 4.4 (1977) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 1.5 (1977) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.4 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.6 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 0.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Eakins 2 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jim Eakins 1 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jim Eakins 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jim Eakins 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Eakins 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jim Eakins 3 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Eakins .200 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jim Eakins - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Eakins - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 0.7 (1978) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.0 (1978) 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.