Steve Johnson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Johnson: 1981-82 to 1990-91
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Steve Johnson 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Steve Johnson 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Steve Johnson 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Steve Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Steve Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Steve Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Johnson 11.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Johnson 5.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Steve Johnson 1.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

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

Blocks Per Game Steve Johnson 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Johnson 7,345 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Steve Johnson 3,450 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Steve Johnson 777 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Steve Johnson 290 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Johnson 530 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Steve Johnson 626 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Johnson .572 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Steve Johnson .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Johnson .634 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Johnson 16.8 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Johnson 7.2 (1987) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Johnson 2.0 (1987) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Steve Johnson 0.6 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Johnson 1.1 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Johnson 8.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Steve Johnson 4.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Steve Johnson 0.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Steve Johnson 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Johnson 111 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Steve Johnson 57 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Steve Johnson 6 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Steve Johnson 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Johnson 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Steve Johnson 13 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Johnson .407 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Steve Johnson .627 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Johnson 20.8 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Johnson 10.0 (1987) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Johnson 0.7 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

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

Blocks Per Game Steve Johnson 0.3 (1986) 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.