Tom Copa vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Copa: 1991-92 to 1991-92
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Copa 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Tom Copa 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Tom Copa 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Tom Copa 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Copa 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Copa 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Tom Copa 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Tom Copa 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Copa 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Copa 1.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa 1.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Copa 48 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Tom Copa 36 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Tom Copa 3 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Tom Copa 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Total Games Tom Copa 33 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Copa .550 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Copa .308 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Copa 1.5 (1992) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa 1.1 (1992) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 (1992) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa 0.2 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Copa - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Tom Copa - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Copa - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Copa - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Tom Copa - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Tom Copa - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Tom Copa - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Copa - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tom Copa 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Copa - Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Copa - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Copa - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Copa - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Tom Copa - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa - 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.