Joe Dumars vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Dumars 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Dumars 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Joe Dumars 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Joe Dumars 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Joe Dumars 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.