Mario Bennett vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Mario Bennett

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mario Bennett: 1995-96 to 1999-00
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mario Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Mario Bennett 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Mario Bennett 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Mario Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mario Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mario Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mario Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Mario Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Mario Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Mario Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mario Bennett 4.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Mario Bennett 2.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Mario Bennett 0.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Mario Bennett 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mario Bennett 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mario Bennett 269 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Mario Bennett 182 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Mario Bennett 24 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Mario Bennett 31 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mario Bennett 22 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mario Bennett 68 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mario Bennett .534 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Mario Bennett .333 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mario Bennett .511 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mario Bennett 4.5 (1996) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mario Bennett 2.8 (1998) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mario Bennett 0.4 (1998) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mario Bennett 0.6 (1996) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mario Bennett 0.6 (1996) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mario Bennett 1.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Mario Bennett 1.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Mario Bennett 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Mario Bennett 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mario Bennett 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mario Bennett 8 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Mario Bennett 9 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Mario Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Mario Bennett 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mario Bennett 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mario Bennett 6 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mario Bennett .500 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Mario Bennett - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mario Bennett 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mario Bennett 2.0 (1996) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mario Bennett 1.5 (1998) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mario Bennett 0.0 (1998) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Mario Bennett 0.0 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mario Bennett 0.3 (1998) 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.