Ben Gordon vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Ben Gordon 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

Ben Gordon

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Gordon: 2004-05 to 2014-15
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Gordon 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Ben Gordon 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Ben Gordon 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Ben Gordon 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ben Gordon 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Ben Gordon 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Gordon 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Ben Gordon 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Ben Gordon 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Ben Gordon 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Gordon 14.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gordon 2.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Ben Gordon 2.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Ben Gordon 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Gordon 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Gordon 11,084 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Ben Gordon 1,851 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Ben Gordon 1,868 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Ben Gordon 508 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Gordon 114 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ben Gordon 744 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Gordon .432 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Ben Gordon .401 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Gordon .857 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Gordon 21.4 (2007) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gordon 3.5 (2009) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben Gordon 3.6 (2007) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Ben Gordon 0.9 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Gordon 0.3 (2009) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Gordon 20.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gordon 3.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Ben Gordon 3.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Ben Gordon 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Gordon 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Gordon 587 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Ben Gordon 94 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Ben Gordon 92 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Ben Gordon 23 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Gordon 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ben Gordon 29 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Gordon .403 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Ben Gordon .384 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Gordon .840 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Gordon 24.3 (2009) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gordon 3.8 (2007) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben Gordon 3.8 (2007) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Ben Gordon 1.0 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Gordon 0.3 (2005) 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.