Kyle Kuzma vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Kyle Kuzma 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
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2024-25
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kyle Kuzma 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kyle Kuzma 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Kyle Kuzma 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Kyle Kuzma 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Kyle Kuzma 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 9,210 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,413 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,446 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 304 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 281 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 541 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .450 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .334 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .721 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 276 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 99 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 28 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 32 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .393 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .276 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .731 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.