Kelly Olynyk vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Kelly Olynyk 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
Kelly Olynyk: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelly Olynyk 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Kelly Olynyk 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Kelly Olynyk 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Kelly Olynyk 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kelly Olynyk 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kelly Olynyk 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelly Olynyk 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Kelly Olynyk 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Kelly Olynyk 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Kelly Olynyk 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelly Olynyk 10.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Olynyk 5.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Kelly Olynyk 2.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelly Olynyk 8,211 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Kelly Olynyk 4,164 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Kelly Olynyk 2,001 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Kelly Olynyk 638 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kelly Olynyk 370 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kelly Olynyk 818 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelly Olynyk .486 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Kelly Olynyk .370 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelly Olynyk .795 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelly Olynyk 13.5 (2021) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Olynyk 7.0 (2021) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kelly Olynyk 4.4 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kelly Olynyk 1.1 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.6 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelly Olynyk 7.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Olynyk 3.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Kelly Olynyk 1.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelly Olynyk 379 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Kelly Olynyk 168 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Kelly Olynyk 77 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Kelly Olynyk 27 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kelly Olynyk 30 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kelly Olynyk 48 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelly Olynyk .483 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Kelly Olynyk .347 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelly Olynyk .750 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelly Olynyk 12.8 (2018) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Olynyk 4.6 (2020) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kelly Olynyk 3.8 (2018) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kelly Olynyk 1.4 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelly Olynyk 1.2 (2018) 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.