Michael Jordan vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Bob Pettit 2 *

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Bob Pettit 10

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Bob Pettit 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Michael Jordan 0 Bob Pettit 1

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) 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.