Kurt Nimphius vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Kurt Nimphius 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

Kurt Nimphius

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kurt Nimphius: 1981-82 to 1989-90
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kurt Nimphius 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Kurt Nimphius 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Kurt Nimphius 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Kurt Nimphius 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kurt Nimphius 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kurt Nimphius 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kurt Nimphius 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Kurt Nimphius 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Kurt Nimphius 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Kurt Nimphius 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kurt Nimphius 6.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Nimphius 4.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kurt Nimphius 3,602 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Kurt Nimphius 2,474 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Kurt Nimphius 681 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Kurt Nimphius 191 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kurt Nimphius 696 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kurt Nimphius 564 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kurt Nimphius .487 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Kurt Nimphius .100 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kurt Nimphius .668 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kurt Nimphius 11.2 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Nimphius 6.3 (1984) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kurt Nimphius 2.2 (1985) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.5 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.8 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kurt Nimphius 2.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Nimphius 3.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kurt Nimphius 70 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Kurt Nimphius 81 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Kurt Nimphius 18 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Kurt Nimphius 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kurt Nimphius 19 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kurt Nimphius 25 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kurt Nimphius .400 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Kurt Nimphius - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kurt Nimphius .783 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kurt Nimphius 4.2 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Nimphius 5.3 (1984) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.3 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.3 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.4 (1984) 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.