Mel McCants vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel McCants: 1989-90 to 1989-90
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel McCants 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Mel McCants 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Mel McCants 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Mel McCants 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel McCants 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mel McCants 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Mel McCants 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Mel McCants 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Mel McCants 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McCants 1.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 22 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 6 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Mel McCants 2 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Mel McCants 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel McCants 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mel McCants 13 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants .308 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants .750 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 1.7 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 (1990) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 0 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 0 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Mel McCants 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Mel McCants 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel McCants 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mel McCants 2 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants - Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) 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.