John Battle vs. Oscar Robertson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Oscar Robertson 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.

Oscar Robertson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Oscar Robertson: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Oscar Robertson 14

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Oscar Robertson 10

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Oscar Robertson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Battle 0 Oscar Robertson 1

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Oscar Robertson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Oscar Robertson 11

Assists Leader John Battle 0 Oscar Robertson 6

Rookie of The Year John Battle 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Oscar Robertson 25.7

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Oscar Robertson 7.5

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Oscar Robertson 9.5

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Oscar Robertson 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Oscar Robertson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Oscar Robertson 26,710

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Oscar Robertson 7,804

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Oscar Robertson 9,887

Total Steals John Battle 273 Oscar Robertson 77 *

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games John Battle 612 Oscar Robertson 1,040

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Oscar Robertson .485

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Oscar Robertson .838

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Oscar Robertson 31.4 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Oscar Robertson 12.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Oscar Robertson 11.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Oscar Robertson 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Oscar Robertson 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Oscar Robertson 22.2

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Oscar Robertson 6.7

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Oscar Robertson 8.9

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Oscar Robertson 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Oscar Robertson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Oscar Robertson 1,910

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Oscar Robertson 578

Total Assists John Battle 80 Oscar Robertson 769

Total Steals John Battle 13 Oscar Robertson 15 *

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games John Battle 55 Oscar Robertson 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Oscar Robertson .460

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Oscar Robertson .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Oscar Robertson 31.8 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Oscar Robertson 13.0 (1963)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Oscar Robertson 12.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Oscar Robertson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) Oscar Robertson 0.3 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.