Swen Nater vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Swen Nater 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

Swen Nater

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Swen Nater 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Swen Nater 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Swen Nater 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Swen Nater 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Swen Nater 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Swen Nater 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Swen Nater 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Swen Nater 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Swen Nater 1 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Swen Nater 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swen Nater 12.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 10.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 2.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Swen Nater 5,943 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Swen Nater 5,297 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Swen Nater 954 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Swen Nater 258 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Swen Nater 226 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Swen Nater 489 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swen Nater .537 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Swen Nater .250 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Swen Nater .760 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swen Nater 15.6 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 15.0 (1980) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 2.9 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.8 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.7 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swen Nater 3.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 2.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Swen Nater 58 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Swen Nater 40 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Swen Nater 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Swen Nater 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Swen Nater 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Swen Nater 17 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swen Nater .500 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Swen Nater - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Swen Nater .769 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swen Nater 3.4 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 2.4 (1984) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.