Ruben Patterson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Ruben Patterson 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

Ruben Patterson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ruben Patterson: 1998-99 to 2007-08
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ruben Patterson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Ruben Patterson 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Ruben Patterson 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Ruben Patterson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ruben Patterson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Ruben Patterson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ruben Patterson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Ruben Patterson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Ruben Patterson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Ruben Patterson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 10.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 4.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ruben Patterson 6,953 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Ruben Patterson 2,697 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Ruben Patterson 1,150 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Ruben Patterson 751 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ruben Patterson 249 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ruben Patterson 649 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ruben Patterson .517 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Ruben Patterson .179 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ruben Patterson .641 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 14.7 (2007) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 5.4 (2007) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 2.9 (2007) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.5 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.6 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 6.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 2.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ruben Patterson 147 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Ruben Patterson 54 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Ruben Patterson 17 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Ruben Patterson 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ruben Patterson 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ruben Patterson 22 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ruben Patterson .477 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Ruben Patterson .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ruben Patterson .719 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 10.0 (2003) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 3.7 (2003) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.6 (2003) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.0 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.4 (2000) 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.