Scott May vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Scott May 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

Scott May

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scott May: 1976-77 to 1982-83
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scott May 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Scott May 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Scott May 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Scott May 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Scott May 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Scott May 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Scott May 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Scott May 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Scott May 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Scott May 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scott May 10.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 4.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Scott May 1.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Scott May 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scott May 3,690 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Scott May 1,450 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Scott May 610 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Scott May 285 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Scott May 44 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Scott May 355 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scott May .462 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Scott May .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scott May .811 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scott May 14.6 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 6.1 (1977) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Scott May 2.1 (1978) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Scott May 1.1 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.2 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scott May 7.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 3.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Scott May 1.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Scott May 1.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scott May 49 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Scott May 25 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Scott May 13 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Scott May 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Scott May 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Scott May 7 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scott May .304 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Scott May - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scott May .724 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scott May 10.7 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 4.7 (1977) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Scott May 2.5 (1982) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Scott May 2.7 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.7 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.