Stephon Marbury vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Stephon Marbury 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

Stephon Marbury

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephon Marbury: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephon Marbury 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Stephon Marbury 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Stephon Marbury 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Stephon Marbury 2 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephon Marbury 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Stephon Marbury 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephon Marbury 2 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Stephon Marbury 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Stephon Marbury 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Stephon Marbury 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 19.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 3.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 7.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Marbury 16,297 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Stephon Marbury 2,516 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Stephon Marbury 6,471 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Stephon Marbury 1,022 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephon Marbury 121 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Stephon Marbury 846 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Marbury .433 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Stephon Marbury .325 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Marbury .784 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 23.9 (2001) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 3.2 (2004) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 8.9 (1999) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 1.6 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.3 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 12.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 2.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 4.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Marbury 402 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Stephon Marbury 82 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Stephon Marbury 146 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Stephon Marbury 29 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephon Marbury 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Stephon Marbury 32 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Marbury .355 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Stephon Marbury .273 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Marbury .750 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 22.0 (2003) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 4.3 (2004) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 7.7 (1997) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 2.4 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.0 (2009) 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.