Stephen Curry vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Stephen Curry 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2024-25
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 16 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Bob Pettit 2 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Stephen Curry 0 Bob Pettit 1

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year Stephen Curry 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 25,386 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,819 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,540 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,553 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 265 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,026 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .423 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .911 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2025) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025) 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.