Mel Bennett vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Mel Bennett

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Bennett: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Mel Bennett 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Mel Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Mel Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Mel Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Mel Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 3.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett 498 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett 426 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Mel Bennett 107 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Mel Bennett 52 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Bennett 51 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mel Bennett 129 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett .346 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Mel Bennett .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett .608 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 4.7 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.5 (1977) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 1.0 (1977) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.6 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.5 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mel Bennett 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - 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.