Steven Adams vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steven Adams 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Steven Adams 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Steven Adams 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Steven Adams 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Steven Adams 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.