John Brown vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Brown: 1973-74 to 1979-80
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Brown 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons John Brown 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played John Brown 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games John Brown 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Brown 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Brown 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader John Brown 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader John Brown 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year John Brown 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Brown 7.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 4.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game John Brown 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Brown 3,614 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds John Brown 2,126 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists John Brown 703 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals John Brown 250 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Brown 76 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Brown 486 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Brown .453 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage John Brown - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Brown .783 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Brown 11.2 (1975) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 5.9 (1975) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Brown 1.8 (1975) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.7 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1976) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Brown 1.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 1.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game John Brown 0.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Brown 10 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds John Brown 10 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists John Brown 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals John Brown 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Total Games John Brown 7 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Brown .308 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage John Brown .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Brown 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Brown 2.0 (1980) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 2.0 (1980) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.