Bill Cartwright vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Bill Cartwright 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

Bill Cartwright

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Cartwright 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) 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.