Junior Bridgeman vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Junior Bridgeman 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

Junior Bridgeman

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Junior Bridgeman: 1975-76 to 1986-87
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Junior Bridgeman 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Junior Bridgeman 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Junior Bridgeman 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Junior Bridgeman 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Junior Bridgeman 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Junior Bridgeman 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Junior Bridgeman 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Junior Bridgeman 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Junior Bridgeman 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Junior Bridgeman 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Junior Bridgeman 13.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Junior Bridgeman 3.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Junior Bridgeman 2.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Junior Bridgeman 11,517 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Junior Bridgeman 2,995 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Junior Bridgeman 2,066 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Junior Bridgeman 685 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Junior Bridgeman 220 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Junior Bridgeman 849 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Junior Bridgeman .475 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Junior Bridgeman .244 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Junior Bridgeman .846 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Junior Bridgeman 17.6 (1980) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Junior Bridgeman 5.1 (1977) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Junior Bridgeman 3.3 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Junior Bridgeman 1.2 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.5 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Junior Bridgeman 13.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Junior Bridgeman 3.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Junior Bridgeman 2.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Junior Bridgeman 650 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Junior Bridgeman 172 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Junior Bridgeman 128 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Junior Bridgeman 37 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Junior Bridgeman 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Junior Bridgeman 49 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Junior Bridgeman .454 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Junior Bridgeman .250 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Junior Bridgeman .814 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Junior Bridgeman 16.9 (1983) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Junior Bridgeman 5.0 (1983) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Junior Bridgeman 3.4 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Junior Bridgeman 1.1 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.4 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * 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.