Popeye Jones vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Popeye Jones 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

Popeye Jones

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Popeye Jones: 1993-94 to 2003-04
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Popeye Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Popeye Jones 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Popeye Jones 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Popeye Jones 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Popeye Jones 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Popeye Jones 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Popeye Jones 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Popeye Jones 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Popeye Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Popeye Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Popeye Jones 7.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones 7.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones 1.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Popeye Jones 3,726 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Popeye Jones 3,981 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Popeye Jones 696 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Popeye Jones 300 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Popeye Jones 161 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Popeye Jones 535 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Popeye Jones .447 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Popeye Jones .281 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Popeye Jones .751 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Popeye Jones 11.3 (1996) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones 10.8 (1996) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones 2.0 (1995) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones 0.8 (1996) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones 0.5 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Popeye Jones 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones - 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.