Sam Pellom vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Pellom: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Pellom 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Sam Pellom 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Sam Pellom 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Sam Pellom 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Pellom 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Pellom 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Sam Pellom 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Sam Pellom 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Sam Pellom 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Pellom 4.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Pellom 3.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Sam Pellom 0.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

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

Blocks Per Game Sam Pellom 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Pellom 863 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Sam Pellom 685 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Sam Pellom 95 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Sam Pellom 91 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Pellom 151 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Pellom 196 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Pellom .464 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Sam Pellom .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Pellom .724 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Pellom 5.9 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Pellom 4.6 (1981) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Pellom 0.6 (1981) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Sam Pellom 0.6 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Pellom 1.2 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Pellom 0.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Pellom 0.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Sam Pellom 0.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Sam Pellom 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Pellom 3 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Sam Pellom 1 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Sam Pellom 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Sam Pellom 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Pellom 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Pellom 5 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Pellom .167 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Sam Pellom .333 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Pellom 2.0 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Pellom 1.0 (1982) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Pellom 0.3 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Sam Pellom 0.0 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Pellom 0.3 (1980) 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.