Rickey Green vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Rickey Green 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

Rickey Green

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rickey Green: 1977-78 to 1991-92
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rickey Green 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rickey Green 14 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rickey Green 8 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rickey Green 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rickey Green 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rickey Green 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rickey Green 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Rickey Green 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rickey Green 0 Bob Pettit 1

Steals Leader Rickey Green 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rickey Green 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rickey Green 9.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 1.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 5.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 1.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rickey Green 8,870 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rickey Green 1,819 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rickey Green 5,221 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rickey Green 1,348 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rickey Green 51 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rickey Green 946 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rickey Green .469 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rickey Green .207 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rickey Green .807 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rickey Green 14.8 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 3.0 (1982) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 9.2 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 2.8 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.2 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rickey Green 8.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 1.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 5.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rickey Green 485 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rickey Green 105 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rickey Green 294 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rickey Green 50 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rickey Green 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rickey Green 55 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rickey Green .455 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rickey Green .350 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rickey Green .847 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rickey Green 15.0 (1985) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 3.1 (1984) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 9.5 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 1.7 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.4 (1984) 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.