Ron Harper vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ron Harper 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Ron Harper 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Harper 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Ron Harper 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Ron Harper 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Ron Harper 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) 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.