LaMelo Ball vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.