Junior Burrough vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Junior Burrough: 1995-96 to 1995-96
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Junior Burrough 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Junior Burrough 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Junior Burrough 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Junior Burrough 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Junior Burrough 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Junior Burrough 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Junior Burrough 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Junior Burrough 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Junior Burrough 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Junior Burrough 3.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Junior Burrough 1.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Junior Burrough 189 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Junior Burrough 109 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Junior Burrough 15 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Junior Burrough 15 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Junior Burrough 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Junior Burrough 61 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Junior Burrough .376 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Junior Burrough .656 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Junior Burrough 3.1 (1996) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Junior Burrough 1.8 (1996) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 (1996) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 (1996) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 (1996) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Junior Burrough 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Junior Burrough - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Burrough - 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.