Marty Byrnes vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Marty Byrnes

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marty Byrnes: 1978-79 to 1982-83
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marty Byrnes 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Marty Byrnes 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Marty Byrnes 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 5.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 1,495 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 586 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 409 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 102 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 34 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Marty Byrnes 263 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .463 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes .326 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .736 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 7.8 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.5 (1981) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.5 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.2 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 6 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 1 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Marty Byrnes 4 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .333 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .667 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 (1980) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) 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.