Joe Fulks vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Fulks 0 * Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Joe Fulks 0 * Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Joe Fulks 0 * Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 16.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.