Walter McCarty vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Walter McCarty 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

Walter McCarty

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walter McCarty: 1996-97 to 2005-06
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walter McCarty 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Walter McCarty 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Walter McCarty 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Walter McCarty 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Walter McCarty 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Walter McCarty 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walter McCarty 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Walter McCarty 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Walter McCarty 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Walter McCarty 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walter McCarty 5.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Walter McCarty 2.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Walter McCarty 1.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Walter McCarty 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walter McCarty 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter McCarty 3,056 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Walter McCarty 1,554 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Walter McCarty 670 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Walter McCarty 380 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Walter McCarty 173 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Walter McCarty 593 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter McCarty .392 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Walter McCarty .346 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter McCarty .698 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter McCarty 9.6 (1998) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Walter McCarty 4.4 (1998) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Walter McCarty 2.2 (1998) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Walter McCarty 1.3 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walter McCarty 0.5 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walter McCarty 4.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Walter McCarty 2.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Walter McCarty 0.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Walter McCarty 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walter McCarty 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter McCarty 183 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Walter McCarty 105 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Walter McCarty 37 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Walter McCarty 17 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Walter McCarty 9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Walter McCarty 46 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter McCarty .457 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Walter McCarty .348 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter McCarty .722 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter McCarty 9.9 (2003) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Walter McCarty 5.3 (2004) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Walter McCarty 2.2 (2003) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Walter McCarty 0.8 (2003) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walter McCarty 0.5 (2004) 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.