Tyus Jones vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Tyus Jones 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

Tyus Jones

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyus Jones: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyus Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Tyus Jones 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Tyus Jones 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Tyus Jones 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tyus Jones 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tyus Jones 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tyus Jones 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Tyus Jones 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Tyus Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Tyus Jones 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 7.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 4.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyus Jones 4,420 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Tyus Jones 1,178 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Tyus Jones 2,593 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Tyus Jones 598 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tyus Jones 57 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tyus Jones 601 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyus Jones .445 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Tyus Jones .367 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyus Jones .813 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 12.0 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.7 (2024) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 7.3 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.2 (2019) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.3 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 5.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 3.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyus Jones 156 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Tyus Jones 73 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Tyus Jones 90 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Tyus Jones 24 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tyus Jones 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tyus Jones 27 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyus Jones .365 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Tyus Jones .314 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyus Jones .900 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 9.2 (2022) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 3.3 (2022) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 4.5 (2022) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.3 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.2 (2022) 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.