Thurl Bailey vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Thurl Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Thurl Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) 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.