Bernard King vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bernard King 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bernard King 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bernard King 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.