Jimmy Jones vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Jimmy Jones 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

Jimmy Jones

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Jones: 1974-75 to 1976-77
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Jones 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jimmy Jones 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jimmy Jones 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jimmy Jones 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Jones 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Jones 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Jimmy Jones 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jimmy Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jimmy Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 6.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Jones 901 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jimmy Jones 272 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jimmy Jones 283 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jimmy Jones 111 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Jones 15 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Jones 140 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Jones .505 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Jones - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Jones .738 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 7.1 (1975) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.0 (1976) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.2 (1975) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.0 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 7.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Jones 130 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jimmy Jones 39 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jimmy Jones 31 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jimmy Jones 26 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Jones 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Jones 18 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Jones .468 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Jones - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Jones .875 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 8.9 (1976) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.4 (1976) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.9 (1975) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.5 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 (1975) 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.