M.L. Carr vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP M.L. Carr 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team M.L. Carr 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 0 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader M.L. Carr 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader M.L. Carr 0 Bob Pettit 1

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year M.L. Carr 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.