Vernon Maxwell vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Vernon Maxwell 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

Vernon Maxwell

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vernon Maxwell: 1988-89 to 2000-01
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vernon Maxwell 2 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Vernon Maxwell 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Vernon Maxwell 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Vernon Maxwell 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vernon Maxwell 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Vernon Maxwell 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vernon Maxwell 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Vernon Maxwell 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Vernon Maxwell 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Vernon Maxwell 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 12.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 2.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Vernon Maxwell 10,912 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Vernon Maxwell 2,200 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Vernon Maxwell 2,912 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Vernon Maxwell 975 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Vernon Maxwell 152 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Vernon Maxwell 855 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vernon Maxwell .398 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Vernon Maxwell .320 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vernon Maxwell .733 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 17.2 (1992) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.1 (1993) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 5.1 (1994) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 1.7 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.4 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 13.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 2.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Vernon Maxwell 642 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Vernon Maxwell 143 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Vernon Maxwell 165 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Vernon Maxwell 44 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Vernon Maxwell 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Vernon Maxwell 49 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vernon Maxwell .372 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Vernon Maxwell .301 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vernon Maxwell .696 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 19.8 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.5 (1994) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 4.3 (1990) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 1.3 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.3 (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.