Rich Manning vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Manning: 1995-96 to 1996-97
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Manning 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rich Manning 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rich Manning 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rich Manning 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rich Manning 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rich Manning 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Rich Manning 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rich Manning 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Rich Manning 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Manning 182 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rich Manning 94 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rich Manning 10 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rich Manning 7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rich Manning 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rich Manning 55 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Manning .415 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rich Manning .400 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Manning .643 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.7 (1996) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.9 (1996) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 (1996) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 (1996) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Manning 9 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rich Manning 4 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rich Manning 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rich Manning 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rich Manning 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rich Manning 3 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Manning .222 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rich Manning - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Manning .833 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.0 (1997) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.3 (1997) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 (1997) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.0 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 (1997) 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.