Bill Garnett vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Garnett 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Bill Garnett 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bill Garnett 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Garnett 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (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.