John Paxson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Paxson 3 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons John Paxson 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played John Paxson 10 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games John Paxson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Paxson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Paxson 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader John Paxson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader John Paxson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year John Paxson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 7.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game John Paxson 3.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 5,560 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds John Paxson 906 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists John Paxson 2,758 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals John Paxson 517 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Paxson 44 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Paxson 772 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .499 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .355 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .804 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 11.3 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.7 (1987) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 5.7 (1987) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 6.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 0.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game John Paxson 2.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 748 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds John Paxson 109 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists John Paxson 306 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals John Paxson 65 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Paxson 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Paxson 119 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .494 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .369 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .867 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 10.2 (1985) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.5 (1990) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 4.2 (1985) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1986) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1988) 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.