Rasual Butler vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Rasual Butler 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

Rasual Butler

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rasual Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rasual Butler 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rasual Butler 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rasual Butler 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rasual Butler 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rasual Butler 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rasual Butler 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rasual Butler 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Rasual Butler 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rasual Butler 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Rasual Butler 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 7.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 2.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 6,092 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 1,934 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rasual Butler 658 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rasual Butler 288 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 408 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rasual Butler 809 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .403 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .362 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .747 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 11.9 (2010) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.3 (2009) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 1.4 (2010) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2009) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2010) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 3.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 1.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 152 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 52 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rasual Butler 12 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rasual Butler 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rasual Butler 43 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .407 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .417 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .857 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 10.6 (2009) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.0 (2009) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2005) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.2 (2009) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2009) 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.