Nate McMillan vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Nate McMillan 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

Nate McMillan

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate McMillan: 1986-87 to 1997-98
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate McMillan 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Nate McMillan 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Nate McMillan 11 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Nate McMillan 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nate McMillan 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Nate McMillan 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate McMillan 0 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate McMillan 2 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Nate McMillan 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Nate McMillan 0 Bob Pettit 1

Steals Leader Nate McMillan 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year Nate McMillan 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 Nate McMillan 5.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 4.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 6.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 1.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate McMillan 4,733 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Nate McMillan 3,222 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Nate McMillan 4,893 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Nate McMillan 1,544 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate McMillan 356 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Nate McMillan 796 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate McMillan .443 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Nate McMillan .343 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate McMillan .650 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 7.6 (1988) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 5.2 (1989) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 9.3 (1989) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 3.0 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.7 (1995) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 5.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 3.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 5.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate McMillan 489 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Nate McMillan 343 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Nate McMillan 505 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Nate McMillan 131 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate McMillan 43 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Nate McMillan 98 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate McMillan .381 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Nate McMillan .289 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate McMillan .632 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 9.6 (1992) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 4.5 (1995) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 8.0 (1987) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 2.5 (1995) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.7 (1987) 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.