Porter Meriwether vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Porter Meriwether 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Porter Meriwether 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Porter Meriwether 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Porter Meriwether 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Porter Meriwether 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** 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.