Nikola Mirotic vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Nikola Mirotic 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

Nikola Mirotic

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Mirotic: 2014-15 to 2018-19
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Mirotic 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Nikola Mirotic 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Nikola Mirotic 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Nikola Mirotic 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Mirotic 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Nikola Mirotic 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Mirotic 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Nikola Mirotic 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Nikola Mirotic 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Nikola Mirotic 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 12.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 5.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Mirotic 3,910 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Nikola Mirotic 1,894 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Nikola Mirotic 407 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Nikola Mirotic 240 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Nikola Mirotic 228 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Nikola Mirotic 319 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Mirotic .423 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Nikola Mirotic .359 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Mirotic .808 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 15.6 (2018) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 7.4 (2019) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.5 (2016) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.9 (2016) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.8 (2017) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 9.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 5.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Mirotic 383 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Nikola Mirotic 206 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Nikola Mirotic 43 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Nikola Mirotic 30 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Nikola Mirotic 24 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Nikola Mirotic 40 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Mirotic .388 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Nikola Mirotic .318 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Mirotic .805 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 15.0 (2018) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 9.6 (2018) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.7 (2018) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.1 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.3 (2018) 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.