Rick Brunson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Brunson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Rick Brunson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rick Brunson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Rick Brunson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) 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.