John Mengelt vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Mengelt: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Mengelt 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons John Mengelt 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played John Mengelt 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games John Mengelt 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Mengelt 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Mengelt 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader John Mengelt 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader John Mengelt 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year John Mengelt 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mengelt 9.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 1.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 2.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.7 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mengelt 6,218 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds John Mengelt 1,221 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists John Mengelt 1,329 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals John Mengelt 324 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Mengelt 28 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Mengelt 636 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mengelt .479 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage John Mengelt .809 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mengelt 11.0 (1975) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 2.7 (1974) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 2.9 (1978) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.9 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mengelt 8.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 1.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 1.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mengelt 167 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds John Mengelt 33 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists John Mengelt 33 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals John Mengelt 11 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Mengelt 2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Mengelt 19 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mengelt .521 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage John Mengelt .782 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mengelt 12.7 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 2.7 (1975) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 3.0 (1975) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 1.3 (1977) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.3 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

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. 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.