Ben McLemore vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McLemore: 2013-14 to 2021-22
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McLemore 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Ben McLemore 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Ben McLemore 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Ben McLemore 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ben McLemore 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Ben McLemore 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Ben McLemore 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Ben McLemore 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Ben McLemore 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McLemore 9.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Ben McLemore 2.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Ben McLemore 1.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Ben McLemore 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McLemore 5,015 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Ben McLemore 1,269 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Ben McLemore 563 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Ben McLemore 353 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben McLemore 106 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ben McLemore 556 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McLemore .414 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Ben McLemore .363 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben McLemore .780 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McLemore 12.1 (2015) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McLemore 2.9 (2015) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben McLemore 1.7 (2015) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Ben McLemore 0.9 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McLemore 0.3 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McLemore 3.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Ben McLemore 1.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Ben McLemore 0.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Ben McLemore 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McLemore 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McLemore 50 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Ben McLemore 18 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Ben McLemore 7 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Ben McLemore 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben McLemore 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ben McLemore 15 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McLemore .347 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Ben McLemore .381 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben McLemore - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McLemore 4.0 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McLemore 1.8 (2021) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben McLemore 0.5 (2020) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Ben McLemore 0.4 (2020) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McLemore 0.0 (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.