Sam Jacobson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Sam Jacobson 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

Sam Jacobson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jacobson: 1998-99 to 2000-01
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jacobson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Sam Jacobson 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Sam Jacobson 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Sam Jacobson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Jacobson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Jacobson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jacobson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Sam Jacobson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Sam Jacobson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Sam Jacobson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jacobson 4.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jacobson 1.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Sam Jacobson 0.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Sam Jacobson 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jacobson 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jacobson 283 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Sam Jacobson 80 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Sam Jacobson 36 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Sam Jacobson 33 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Jacobson 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Jacobson 68 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jacobson .511 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Sam Jacobson .360 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jacobson .739 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jacobson 4.9 (2000) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jacobson 1.5 (1999) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Jacobson 0.6 (2000) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Sam Jacobson 0.6 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jacobson 0.1 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Jacobson 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Sam Jacobson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jacobson - 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.