Mike Niles vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Mike Niles

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Niles: 1980-81 to 1980-81
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Niles 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Mike Niles 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Mike Niles 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Mike Niles 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike Niles 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Niles 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Niles 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Mike Niles 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Mike Niles 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Mike Niles 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Niles 2.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 1.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Niles 115 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Mike Niles 58 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Mike Niles 15 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Mike Niles 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mike Niles 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mike Niles 44 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Niles .348 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Mike Niles .500 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Niles .459 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Niles 2.6 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 1.3 (1981) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.3 (1981) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.2 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Niles 0 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Mike Niles 0 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Mike Niles 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Mike Niles 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mike Niles 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mike Niles 2 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Niles .000 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Mike Niles - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Niles - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.5 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) 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.