Sam Mitchell vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Mitchell: 1989-90 to 2001-02
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Mitchell 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Sam Mitchell 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Sam Mitchell 9 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Sam Mitchell 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Mitchell 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Mitchell 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Sam Mitchell 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Sam Mitchell 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Sam Mitchell 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 8.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 3.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 8,636 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 3,711 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 1,089 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 548 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 301 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Mitchell 994 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .447 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .223 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .784 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.6 (1991) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 6.3 (1991) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.0 (1999) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.8 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.7 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 4.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 267 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 130 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 34 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Mitchell 59 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .398 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .207 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .813 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.4 (1998) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 5.4 (1998) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.6 (1998) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.5 (1999) 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.