John Battle vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Battle 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader John Battle 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader John Battle 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year John Battle 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals John Battle 273 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Battle 612 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists John Battle 80 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals John Battle 13 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Battle 55 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (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.