Tom Owens vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Owens: 1976-77 to 1982-83
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Owens 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Tom Owens 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Tom Owens 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Tom Owens 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Owens 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Owens 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Tom Owens 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Tom Owens 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Owens 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Owens 11.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Owens 6.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Tom Owens 2.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Tom Owens 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Owens 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Owens 5,612 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Tom Owens 3,010 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Tom Owens 984 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Tom Owens 230 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Owens 259 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tom Owens 488 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Owens .508 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Tom Owens .250 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Owens .764 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Owens 18.5 (1979) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Owens 9.0 (1979) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Owens 3.7 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tom Owens 0.7 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Owens 0.7 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Owens 9.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Owens 5.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Tom Owens 2.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Owens 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Owens 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Owens 159 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Tom Owens 82 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Tom Owens 33 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Tom Owens 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Owens 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tom Owens 16 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Owens .528 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Owens .676 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Owens 15.2 (1978) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Owens 7.0 (1980) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Owens 4.3 (1978) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Tom Owens 1.3 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Owens 1.2 (1978) 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.