Matt Maloney vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Maloney: 1996-97 to 2002-03
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Maloney 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Matt Maloney 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Matt Maloney 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Matt Maloney 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Maloney 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Maloney 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Matt Maloney 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Matt Maloney 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Matt Maloney 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 7.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 1.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 2.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Maloney 2,177 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Matt Maloney 500 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Matt Maloney 852 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Matt Maloney 240 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Maloney 14 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Matt Maloney 295 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Maloney .408 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Matt Maloney .372 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Maloney .797 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 9.4 (1997) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 2.1 (2001) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 3.7 (1997) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 1.0 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.1 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 10.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 1.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 3.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Maloney 212 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Matt Maloney 27 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Matt Maloney 68 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Matt Maloney 12 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Maloney 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Matt Maloney 21 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Maloney .388 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Matt Maloney .375 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Maloney .733 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 11.2 (1997) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 1.6 (1998) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 3.6 (1998) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 0.6 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.4 (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.