Vern Fleming vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Vern Fleming 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

Vern Fleming

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Fleming: 1984-85 to 1995-96
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Fleming 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Vern Fleming 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Vern Fleming 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Vern Fleming 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vern Fleming 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Vern Fleming 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Fleming 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Vern Fleming 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Vern Fleming 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Vern Fleming 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Fleming 11.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Vern Fleming 3.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Vern Fleming 4.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Vern Fleming 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vern Fleming 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Fleming 10,125 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Vern Fleming 3,012 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Vern Fleming 4,293 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Vern Fleming 926 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Vern Fleming 105 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Vern Fleming 893 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Fleming .498 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Vern Fleming .181 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Fleming .764 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Fleming 14.3 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Fleming 4.8 (1986) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vern Fleming 7.4 (1990) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Vern Fleming 1.6 (1986) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vern Fleming 0.2 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Fleming 7.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Vern Fleming 2.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Vern Fleming 3.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Vern Fleming 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vern Fleming 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Fleming 284 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Vern Fleming 86 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Vern Fleming 114 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Vern Fleming 22 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Vern Fleming 7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Vern Fleming 37 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Fleming .466 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Vern Fleming .143 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Fleming .771 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Fleming 13.3 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Fleming 6.5 (1987) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vern Fleming 6.0 (1990) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Vern Fleming 1.0 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vern Fleming 0.6 (1991) 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.