Michael Finley vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Michael Finley

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Finley: 1995-96 to 2009-10
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Finley 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Michael Finley 15 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Michael Finley 10 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Michael Finley 2 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Finley 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Michael Finley 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Finley 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Michael Finley 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Michael Finley 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Michael Finley 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Finley 15.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 4.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 2.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Finley 17,306 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Michael Finley 4,804 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Michael Finley 3,245 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Michael Finley 996 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Finley 323 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Michael Finley 1,103 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Finley .444 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Michael Finley .375 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Finley .811 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Finley 22.6 (2000) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 6.3 (2000) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 5.3 (2000) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 1.6 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.5 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Finley 11.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 3.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 1.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Finley 1,525 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Michael Finley 456 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Michael Finley 229 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Michael Finley 100 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Finley 32 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Michael Finley 129 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Finley .418 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Michael Finley .388 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Finley .866 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Finley 24.6 (2002) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 6.3 (2002) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 4.4 (2001) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 1.5 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.6 (2004) 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.