John Lucas III vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas III: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas III 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons John Lucas III 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played John Lucas III 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games John Lucas III 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Lucas III 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Lucas III 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader John Lucas III 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader John Lucas III 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year John Lucas III 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 4.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 1,147 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 237 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists John Lucas III 362 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals John Lucas III 88 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Lucas III 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Lucas III 242 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .383 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .344 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III .768 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 7.5 (2012) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.6 (2012) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 2.9 (2015) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 (2017) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 6.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 43 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 7 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists John Lucas III 9 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals John Lucas III 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Lucas III 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Lucas III 7 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .439 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .357 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 8.6 (2012) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.4 (2012) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.8 (2012) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.5 (2007) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) 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.