Kenny Payne vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Kenny Payne 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

Kenny Payne

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Payne: 1989-90 to 1992-93
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Payne 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Payne 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Kenny Payne 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Kenny Payne 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kenny Payne 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kenny Payne 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Payne 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Kenny Payne 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Kenny Payne 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Kenny Payne 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 3.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 1.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Payne 508 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Kenny Payne 170 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Kenny Payne 61 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Kenny Payne 38 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Payne 22 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Payne 144 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Payne .410 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Kenny Payne .293 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Payne .859 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 6.5 (1993) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 1.8 (1993) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 1.4 (1993) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.4 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.2 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 2.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 0.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Payne 6 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Kenny Payne 2 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Kenny Payne 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Kenny Payne 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Payne 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Payne 3 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Payne .400 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Kenny Payne .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Payne 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 2.0 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 0.7 (1990) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) 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.