Tom Boswell vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Tom Boswell 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

Tom Boswell

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boswell: 1975-76 to 1983-84
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boswell 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Tom Boswell 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Tom Boswell 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Tom Boswell 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Boswell 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Boswell 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boswell 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Tom Boswell 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Tom Boswell 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Boswell 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 7.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 4.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 2,821 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 1,709 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Tom Boswell 591 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Tom Boswell 142 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 111 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tom Boswell 366 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .533 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell .545 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .724 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 11.4 (1980) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 6.8 (1979) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 3.1 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 4.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 2.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 82 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 54 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Tom Boswell 25 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Tom Boswell 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tom Boswell 20 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .559 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .667 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 17.3 (1979) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 9.0 (1979) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 5.3 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 1.0 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 1.7 (1979) 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.