Kirk Penney vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Kirk Penney 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

Kirk Penney

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kirk Penney: 2003-04 to 2004-05
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kirk Penney 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Kirk Penney 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Kirk Penney 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Kirk Penney 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kirk Penney 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kirk Penney 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kirk Penney 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Kirk Penney 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Kirk Penney 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Kirk Penney 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kirk Penney 0.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Penney 0.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Kirk Penney 0.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Kirk Penney 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kirk Penney 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kirk Penney 5 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Kirk Penney 2 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Kirk Penney 2 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Kirk Penney 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kirk Penney 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kirk Penney 6 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kirk Penney .222 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Kirk Penney .250 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kirk Penney 1.5 (2004) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kirk Penney 0.0 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kirk Penney 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kirk Penney - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kirk Penney - 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.