Steve Kerr vs. Jim Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Petersen and Steve Kerr 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 Kerr

vs.

Jim Petersen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Kerr: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Kerr 5 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Seasons Steve Kerr 15 Jim Petersen 8

Playoffs Played Steve Kerr 11 Jim Petersen 5

All-Star Games Steve Kerr 0 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.0 Jim Petersen 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Jim Petersen 4.8

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.8 Jim Petersen 1.0

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 Jim Petersen 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 5,437 Jim Petersen 3,397

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 1,060 Jim Petersen 2,354

Total Assists Steve Kerr 1,658 Jim Petersen 487

Total Steals Steve Kerr 476 Jim Petersen 213

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 46 Jim Petersen 363

Total Games Steve Kerr 910 Jim Petersen 491

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .479 Jim Petersen .486

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .454 Jim Petersen .071

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .864 Jim Petersen .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 8.6 (1994) Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.6 (1992) Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 3.2 (1990) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1994) Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.2 (1992) Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 4.3 Jim Petersen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 Jim Petersen 4.5

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Jim Petersen 0.8

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.0 Jim Petersen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 553 Jim Petersen 241

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 110 Jim Petersen 207

Total Assists Steve Kerr 156 Jim Petersen 37

Total Steals Steve Kerr 63 Jim Petersen 17

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 3 Jim Petersen 17

Total Games Steve Kerr 128 Jim Petersen 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .426 Jim Petersen .485

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .370 Jim Petersen -

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .876 Jim Petersen .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.8 (1996) Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.4 (1994) Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 2.0 (1990) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1997) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 (2001) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988)