Mike Novak vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Novak 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Mike Novak 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Mike Novak 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Mike Novak 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike Novak 0 * Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Novak 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Mike Novak 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Mike Novak 0 * Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Mike Novak 0 * Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 * Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 420 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 2 * Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Mike Novak 175 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Mike Novak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mike Novak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mike Novak 125 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .310 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak .566 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 5.3 (1949) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) * Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.9 (1949) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 13 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 0 * Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Mike Novak 10 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Mike Novak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mike Novak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mike Novak 4 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .273 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 (1949) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 (1949) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.