Steve Colter vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Colter: 1984-85 to 1994-95
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Colter 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Steve Colter 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Steve Colter 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Steve Colter 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Colter 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Colter 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Steve Colter 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Steve Colter 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Steve Colter 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Colter 6.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 2.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 2.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Colter 3,319 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Steve Colter 1,051 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Steve Colter 1,482 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Steve Colter 463 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Colter 76 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Steve Colter 526 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Colter .448 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Steve Colter .289 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Colter .778 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Colter 8.7 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 2.5 (1988) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 3.8 (1988) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 1.4 (1986) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.2 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Colter 6.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 2.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 3.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Colter 152 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Steve Colter 47 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Steve Colter 77 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Steve Colter 14 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Colter 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Steve Colter 24 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Colter .472 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Steve Colter .231 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Colter .619 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Colter 8.9 (1985) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 3.8 (1986) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 5.8 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 1.3 (1986) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.6 (1988) 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.