Jonathan Bender vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Jonathan Bender 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

Jonathan Bender

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonathan Bender: 1999-00 to 2009-10
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonathan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jonathan Bender 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jonathan Bender 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jonathan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jonathan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jonathan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jonathan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Jonathan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jonathan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jonathan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 1,453 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 582 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 170 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 43 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 169 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jonathan Bender 262 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .417 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .340 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .763 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 7.4 (2002) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.1 (2002) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.0 (2006) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 (2003) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 112 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 42 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 9 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 19 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jonathan Bender 34 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .412 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .361 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .679 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.7 (2003) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.3 (2003) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2004) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.9 (2004) 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.