Johnny Payak vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Johnny Payak 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Payak 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Payak 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Johnny Payak 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Johnny Payak 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Johnny Payak 0 * Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Johnny Payak 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Payak 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Johnny Payak 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Johnny Payak 0 * Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Johnny Payak 0 * Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Payak 6.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Payak 1.7 * Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Johnny Payak 1.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Payak 753 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Johnny Payak 114 * Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Johnny Payak 226 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Johnny Payak 120 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Payak .321 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Payak .715 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) * Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Payak - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Payak - * Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Johnny Payak - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Payak - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Johnny Payak - * Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Johnny Payak - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Johnny Payak 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Payak - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Payak - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Payak - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Payak - * Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Johnny Payak - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny Payak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.