Rich Kelley vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Rich Kelley 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

Rich Kelley

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Kelley: 1975-76 to 1985-86
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Kelley 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rich Kelley 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rich Kelley 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rich Kelley 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rich Kelley 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rich Kelley 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Kelley 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Rich Kelley 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rich Kelley 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Rich Kelley 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Kelley 7.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rich Kelley 7.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rich Kelley 2.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rich Kelley 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Kelley 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Kelley 6,199 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rich Kelley 5,678 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rich Kelley 2,092 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rich Kelley 694 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rich Kelley 749 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rich Kelley 814 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Kelley .488 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rich Kelley .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Kelley .783 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Kelley 15.7 (1979) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Kelley 12.8 (1979) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rich Kelley 3.6 (1982) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rich Kelley 1.6 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Kelley 2.1 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Kelley 5.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rich Kelley 5.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rich Kelley 2.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rich Kelley 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Kelley 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Kelley 259 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rich Kelley 246 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rich Kelley 105 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rich Kelley 39 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rich Kelley 24 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rich Kelley 45 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Kelley .467 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rich Kelley .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Kelley .798 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Kelley 9.7 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Kelley 6.9 (1982) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rich Kelley 4.3 (1982) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rich Kelley 1.1 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Kelley 0.9 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.