Richard Petruska vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Richard Petruska 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

Richard Petruska

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Petruska: 1993-94 to 1993-94
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Petruska 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Richard Petruska 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Richard Petruska 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Richard Petruska 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Richard Petruska 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Richard Petruska 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Richard Petruska 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Richard Petruska 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Richard Petruska 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Richard Petruska 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Petruska 2.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Richard Petruska 1.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Richard Petruska 0.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Richard Petruska 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Petruska 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Petruska 53 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Richard Petruska 31 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Richard Petruska 1 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Richard Petruska 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Petruska 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Richard Petruska 22 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Petruska .435 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Richard Petruska .467 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Petruska .750 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Petruska 2.4 (1994) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Petruska 1.4 (1994) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Richard Petruska 0.0 (1994) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Richard Petruska 0.1 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Petruska 0.1 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Richard Petruska 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Richard Petruska - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Petruska - 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.