Negele Knight vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Negele Knight 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

Negele Knight

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Negele Knight 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Negele Knight 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Negele Knight 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Negele Knight 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Negele Knight 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Negele Knight 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Negele Knight 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Negele Knight 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Negele Knight 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Negele Knight 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 6.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 2.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 1,699 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 351 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Negele Knight 780 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Negele Knight 123 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Negele Knight 30 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Negele Knight 276 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .436 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .263 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .730 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.2 (1994) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 (1994) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.6 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 5.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 87 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 13 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Negele Knight 28 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Negele Knight 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Negele Knight 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Negele Knight 17 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .422 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .167 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .842 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.3 (1994) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.5 (1994) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 (1993) 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.