Rick Adelman vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Rick Adelman 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rick Adelman 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Rick Adelman 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.