Michael McDonald vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael McDonald: 1997-98 to 1997-98
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Michael McDonald 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Michael McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Michael McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Michael McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Michael McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Michael McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Michael McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael McDonald 1.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Michael McDonald 1 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Michael McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Michael McDonald 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael McDonald 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Michael McDonald 1 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Michael McDonald 1.0 (1998) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Michael McDonald 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Michael McDonald - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael McDonald - 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.