Nerlens Noel vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Nerlens Noel 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

Nerlens Noel

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nerlens Noel: 2014-15 to 2022-23
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nerlens Noel 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Nerlens Noel 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Nerlens Noel 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Nerlens Noel 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nerlens Noel 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Nerlens Noel 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nerlens Noel 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Nerlens Noel 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Nerlens Noel 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Nerlens Noel 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nerlens Noel 7.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Nerlens Noel 6.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Nerlens Noel 1.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Nerlens Noel 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nerlens Noel 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nerlens Noel 3,338 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Nerlens Noel 2,835 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Nerlens Noel 501 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Nerlens Noel 588 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Nerlens Noel 683 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Nerlens Noel 467 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nerlens Noel .546 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Nerlens Noel .200 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nerlens Noel .655 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nerlens Noel 11.1 (2016) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Nerlens Noel 8.1 (2015) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nerlens Noel 1.8 (2016) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Nerlens Noel 1.8 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nerlens Noel 2.2 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nerlens Noel 4.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Nerlens Noel 4.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Nerlens Noel 0.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Nerlens Noel 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nerlens Noel 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nerlens Noel 68 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Nerlens Noel 68 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Nerlens Noel 4 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Nerlens Noel 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Nerlens Noel 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Nerlens Noel 17 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nerlens Noel .532 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Nerlens Noel .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nerlens Noel .643 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nerlens Noel 4.8 (2019) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Nerlens Noel 4.1 (2020) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nerlens Noel 0.4 (2020) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Nerlens Noel 0.8 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nerlens Noel 0.7 (2020) 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.