Ronnie Lester vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Ronnie Lester 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

Ronnie Lester

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ronnie Lester: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ronnie Lester 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Ronnie Lester 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Ronnie Lester 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Ronnie Lester 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ronnie Lester 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Ronnie Lester 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ronnie Lester 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Ronnie Lester 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Ronnie Lester 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Ronnie Lester 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 7.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 4.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 1,816 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 473 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 1,003 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 187 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 32 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ronnie Lester 250 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .469 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .227 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .788 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 11.6 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.8 (1982) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 5.1 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.1 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.2 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 38 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 14 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 13 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ronnie Lester 14 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .394 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .750 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 3.8 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.2 (1981) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 (1985) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.4 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 (1985) 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.