Steve Downing vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Downing: 1973-74 to 1974-75
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Downing 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Steve Downing 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Steve Downing 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Steve Downing 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Downing 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Downing 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Steve Downing 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Steve Downing 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Steve Downing 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 64 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 41 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Steve Downing 11 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Steve Downing 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Total Games Steve Downing 27 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .318 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Steve Downing - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing .550 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.7 (1974) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.6 (1974) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.5 (1974) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.2 (1974) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 2 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 2 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Steve Downing 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Steve Downing 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Total Games Steve Downing 1 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .500 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Steve Downing - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) 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.