John Henson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Henson: 2012-13 to 2019-20
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Henson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons John Henson 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played John Henson 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games John Henson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Henson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Henson 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader John Henson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader John Henson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year John Henson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Henson 7.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 5.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game John Henson 1.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

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

Blocks Per Game John Henson 1.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Henson 3,383 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds John Henson 2,368 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists John Henson 496 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals John Henson 211 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Henson 642 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Henson 445 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Henson .540 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage John Henson .250 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Henson .568 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Henson 11.1 (2014) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 7.1 (2014) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Henson 1.6 (2014) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.6 (2020) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Henson 2.0 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Henson 5.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 5.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game John Henson 0.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Henson 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Henson 81 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds John Henson 72 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists John Henson 10 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals John Henson 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Henson 17 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Henson 14 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Henson .536 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage John Henson .412 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Henson 9.5 (2018) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 8.0 (2015) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Henson 2.5 (2018) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.8 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Henson 3.5 (2018) 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.