Vlatko Cancar vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Vlatko Cancar 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

Vlatko Cancar

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vlatko Cancar: 2019-20 to 2022-23
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vlatko Cancar 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Vlatko Cancar 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Vlatko Cancar 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Vlatko Cancar 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vlatko Cancar 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Vlatko Cancar 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vlatko Cancar 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Vlatko Cancar 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Vlatko Cancar 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Vlatko Cancar 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 3.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Vlatko Cancar 461 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Vlatko Cancar 219 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Vlatko Cancar 114 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Vlatko Cancar 36 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Vlatko Cancar 20 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Vlatko Cancar 130 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vlatko Cancar .479 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Vlatko Cancar .361 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vlatko Cancar .847 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 5.0 (2023) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 2.1 (2023) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.3 (2023) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.4 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Vlatko Cancar 16 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Vlatko Cancar 8 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Vlatko Cancar 3 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Vlatko Cancar 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Vlatko Cancar 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Vlatko Cancar 12 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vlatko Cancar .455 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Vlatko Cancar .286 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vlatko Cancar .800 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 2.5 (2022) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.0 (2022) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.5 (2022) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2021) 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.