Russ Lee vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Russ Lee 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

Russ Lee

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Russ Lee 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Russ Lee 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Russ Lee 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Russ Lee 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Russ Lee 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Russ Lee 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Russ Lee 97 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Russ Lee 11 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.