Shane Battier vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shane Battier 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Shane Battier 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 0 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Shane Battier 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Shane Battier 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Shane Battier 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) 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.