Tommy Byrnes vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Tommy Byrnes 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

Tommy Byrnes

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy Byrnes: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Tommy Byrnes 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Tommy Byrnes 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Tommy Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tommy Byrnes 0 * Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tommy Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Tommy Byrnes 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Tommy Byrnes 0 * Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Tommy Byrnes 0 * Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 * Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 1,712 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 72 * Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 311 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 265 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .299 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .648 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 7.6 (1947) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 (1951) * Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.8 (1949) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 50 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 0 * Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 2 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 8 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .301 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .261 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 8.7 (1948) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.7 (1948) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.