Steve Alford vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Alford 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Alford 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Steve Alford 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Steve Alford 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Steve Alford 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) 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.