Leon Benbow vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Leon Benbow 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

Leon Benbow

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Leon Benbow: 1974-75 to 1975-76
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Leon Benbow 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Leon Benbow 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Leon Benbow 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Leon Benbow 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Leon Benbow 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Leon Benbow 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Leon Benbow 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Leon Benbow 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Leon Benbow 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Leon Benbow 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 5.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 1.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Benbow 628 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Leon Benbow 214 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Leon Benbow 183 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Leon Benbow 73 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Leon Benbow 17 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Leon Benbow 115 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Benbow .394 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Leon Benbow - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Leon Benbow .759 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 7.1 (1976) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 2.3 (1976) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 2.1 (1976) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.8 (1976) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.2 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 2.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 0.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Benbow 5 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Leon Benbow 1 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Leon Benbow 2 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Leon Benbow 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Leon Benbow 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Leon Benbow 2 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Benbow .500 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Leon Benbow - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Leon Benbow .500 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 2.5 (1975) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 0.5 (1975) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.0 (1975) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975) 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.