Matt Harpring vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Matt Harpring

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Harpring 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Harpring 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Matt Harpring 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Matt Harpring 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Matt Harpring 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) 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.