Joe Kleine vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Kleine: 1985-86 to 1999-00
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Kleine 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Joe Kleine 15 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Joe Kleine 10 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Joe Kleine 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Kleine 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Kleine 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Kleine 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Joe Kleine 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Joe Kleine 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Joe Kleine 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 4.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 4.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Kleine 4,666 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Joe Kleine 3,991 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Joe Kleine 622 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Joe Kleine 261 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Kleine 285 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Joe Kleine 965 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Kleine .453 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Joe Kleine .271 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Kleine .794 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 9.8 (1988) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 7.1 (1988) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 1.1 (1988) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.4 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.7 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 3.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 2.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Kleine 192 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Joe Kleine 133 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Joe Kleine 18 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Joe Kleine 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Kleine 15 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Joe Kleine 50 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Kleine .515 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Joe Kleine .200 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Kleine .793 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 6.3 (1989) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 5.7 (1989) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.8 (1995) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999) 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.