Mark Olberding vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Mark Olberding

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark Olberding: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark Olberding 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Mark Olberding 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Mark Olberding 8 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Mark Olberding 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mark Olberding 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mark Olberding 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mark Olberding 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Mark Olberding 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Mark Olberding 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Mark Olberding 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Olberding 9.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Mark Olberding 5.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Mark Olberding 2.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Mark Olberding 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mark Olberding 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Olberding 8,145 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Mark Olberding 4,503 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Mark Olberding 2,190 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Mark Olberding 573 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mark Olberding 235 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mark Olberding 865 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Olberding .491 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Mark Olberding .122 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Olberding .811 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Olberding 13.8 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Olberding 6.5 (1982) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mark Olberding 4.4 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mark Olberding 0.9 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mark Olberding 0.4 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Olberding 11.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Mark Olberding 5.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Mark Olberding 2.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Mark Olberding 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mark Olberding 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Olberding 521 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Mark Olberding 255 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Mark Olberding 131 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Mark Olberding 35 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mark Olberding 20 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mark Olberding 47 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Olberding .469 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Mark Olberding .250 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Olberding .778 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Olberding 19.7 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Olberding 7.3 (1980) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mark Olberding 4.3 (1981) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Mark Olberding 1.0 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mark Olberding 1.0 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.