Wes Matthews vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Wes Matthews 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

Wes Matthews

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wes Matthews: 1980-81 to 1989-90
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wes Matthews 2 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Wes Matthews 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Wes Matthews 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Wes Matthews 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wes Matthews 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Wes Matthews 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wes Matthews 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Wes Matthews 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Wes Matthews 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Wes Matthews 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 7.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 4.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 3,654 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 626 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Wes Matthews 1,955 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Wes Matthews 444 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 81 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Wes Matthews 465 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .478 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .225 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .788 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 12.4 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.8 (1981) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 6.3 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.4 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 (1986) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 4.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 1.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 173 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 18 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Wes Matthews 66 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Wes Matthews 14 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Wes Matthews 38 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .482 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .111 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .800 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 25.3 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 2.3 (1986) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 8.0 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 2.0 (1986) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 (1982) 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.