T.J. McConnell vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and T.J. McConnell 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
T.J. McConnell: 2015-16 to 2024-25
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T.J. McConnell 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons T.J. McConnell 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played T.J. McConnell 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games T.J. McConnell 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP T.J. McConnell 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team T.J. McConnell 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) T.J. McConnell 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader T.J. McConnell 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader T.J. McConnell 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year T.J. McConnell 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 7.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 5,396 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 2,054 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 3,542 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 849 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 133 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games T.J. McConnell 706 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .516 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .345 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .778 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 10.2 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.7 (2021) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 6.6 (2021) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.9 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.4 (2022) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 8.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 504 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 165 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 220 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 43 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games T.J. McConnell 62 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .520 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .354 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .796 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 11.8 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.3 (2025) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.1 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.9 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 (2024) 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.