Kenneth Lofton Jr. vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Kenneth Lofton Jr. 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

Kenneth Lofton Jr.

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenneth Lofton Jr.: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Kenneth Lofton Jr. 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 4.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 2.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenneth Lofton Jr. 216 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Kenneth Lofton Jr. 89 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Kenneth Lofton Jr. 53 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Kenneth Lofton Jr. 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenneth Lofton Jr. 7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kenneth Lofton Jr. 45 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .497 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .317 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .623 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 5.0 (2023) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 2.1 (2023) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1.6 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.3 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.2 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenneth Lofton Jr. 7 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Kenneth Lofton Jr. 3 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kenneth Lofton Jr. 4 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .375 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .500 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1.8 (2023) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.8 (2023) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.3 (2023) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.0 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.0 (2023) 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.