Luther Head vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Luther Head

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luther Head: 2005-06 to 2010-11
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luther Head 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Luther Head 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Luther Head 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Luther Head 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Luther Head 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Luther Head 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luther Head 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Luther Head 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Luther Head 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Luther Head 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luther Head 8.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Luther Head 2.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Luther Head 2.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Luther Head 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luther Head 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Luther Head 2,842 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Luther Head 845 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Luther Head 747 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Luther Head 254 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Luther Head 43 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Luther Head 348 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luther Head .423 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Luther Head .388 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luther Head .773 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luther Head 10.9 (2007) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Luther Head 3.3 (2006) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Luther Head 2.7 (2006) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Luther Head 1.1 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luther Head 0.3 (2011) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luther Head 3.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Luther Head 1.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Luther Head 1.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Luther Head 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luther Head 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Luther Head 36 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Luther Head 21 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Luther Head 12 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Luther Head 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Luther Head 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Luther Head 12 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luther Head .240 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Luther Head .207 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luther Head .600 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luther Head 4.6 (2007) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Luther Head 2.7 (2007) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Luther Head 1.1 (2007) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Luther Head 0.4 (2007) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luther Head 0.3 (2007) 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.