Monta Ellis vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Monta Ellis 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

Monta Ellis

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monta Ellis: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monta Ellis 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Monta Ellis 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Monta Ellis 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Monta Ellis 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Monta Ellis 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Monta Ellis 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Monta Ellis 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Monta Ellis 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Monta Ellis 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Monta Ellis 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 17.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 4.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 14,858 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 2,874 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Monta Ellis 3,856 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Monta Ellis 1,409 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 281 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Monta Ellis 833 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .451 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .314 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .772 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 25.5 (2010) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 5.0 (2008) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 6.0 (2013) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.2 (2010) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.5 (2016) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 13.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 2.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 3.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 521 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 106 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Monta Ellis 113 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Monta Ellis 56 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Monta Ellis 38 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .427 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .298 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .755 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 26.0 (2015) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.9 (2016) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 5.5 (2013) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.5 (2013) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.6 (2015) 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.