Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.