John Butler vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Butler: 2022-23 to 2022-23
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Butler 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons John Butler 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played John Butler 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games John Butler 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Butler 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Butler 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader John Butler 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader John Butler 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year John Butler 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

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

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler 45 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds John Butler 17 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists John Butler 11 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals John Butler 7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Butler 9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Butler 19 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler .321 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage John Butler .229 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Butler .750 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 (2023) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 (2023) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 (2023) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game John Butler - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game John Butler - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Butler - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds John Butler - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists John Butler - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals John Butler - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Butler - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Butler 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler - Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage John Butler - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Butler - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game John Butler - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Butler - 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.