Al Jefferson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Al Jefferson 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

Al Jefferson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Jefferson: 2004-05 to 2017-18
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Jefferson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Al Jefferson 14 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Al Jefferson 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Al Jefferson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Al Jefferson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Al Jefferson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Jefferson 1 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Al Jefferson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Al Jefferson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Al Jefferson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Jefferson 15.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Al Jefferson 8.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Al Jefferson 1.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Al Jefferson 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Al Jefferson 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Jefferson 14,343 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Al Jefferson 7,690 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Al Jefferson 1,347 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Al Jefferson 628 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Al Jefferson 1,093 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Al Jefferson 915 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Jefferson .499 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Al Jefferson .121 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Jefferson .711 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Jefferson 23.1 (2009) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Al Jefferson 11.1 (2008) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Al Jefferson 2.2 (2012) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Al Jefferson 1.0 (2013) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Al Jefferson 1.9 (2011) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Jefferson 12.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Al Jefferson 7.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Al Jefferson 1.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Al Jefferson 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Al Jefferson 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Jefferson 265 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Al Jefferson 150 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Al Jefferson 22 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Al Jefferson 14 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Al Jefferson 19 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Al Jefferson 21 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Jefferson .494 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Al Jefferson .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Jefferson .676 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Jefferson 18.7 (2014) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Al Jefferson 9.3 (2014) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Al Jefferson 2.5 (2012) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Al Jefferson 1.3 (2012) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Al Jefferson 1.7 (2014) 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.