Larry Nance vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Larry Nance 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

Larry Nance

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Nance: 1981-82 to 1993-94
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Nance 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Larry Nance 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Larry Nance 8 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Larry Nance 3 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Nance 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Nance 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Nance 0 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Nance 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Nance 3 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Larry Nance 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Larry Nance 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Nance 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Nance 17.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Nance 8.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Larry Nance 2.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Larry Nance 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Nance 2.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Nance 15,687 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Larry Nance 7,352 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Larry Nance 2,393 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Larry Nance 872 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Nance 2,027 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Larry Nance 920 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Nance .546 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Larry Nance .145 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Nance .755 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Nance 22.5 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Nance 9.1 (1988) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Larry Nance 3.4 (1987) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Larry Nance 1.4 (1985) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Nance 3.0 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Nance 15.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Nance 7.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Larry Nance 2.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Nance 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Nance 2.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Nance 1,070 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Larry Nance 535 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Larry Nance 160 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Larry Nance 59 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Nance 144 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Larry Nance 68 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Nance .541 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Larry Nance .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Nance .742 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Nance 19.4 (1989) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Nance 9.2 (1992) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Larry Nance 3.6 (1988) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Larry Nance 1.4 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Nance 2.7 (1992) 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.