Bill Laimbeer vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Laimbeer: 1980-81 to 1993-94
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Laimbeer 2 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bill Laimbeer 14 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bill Laimbeer 9 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bill Laimbeer 4 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Laimbeer 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Laimbeer 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Bill Laimbeer 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bill Laimbeer 1 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Laimbeer 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 12.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 9.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 2.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Laimbeer 13,790 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bill Laimbeer 10,400 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bill Laimbeer 2,184 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bill Laimbeer 710 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Laimbeer 965 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Laimbeer 1,068 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Laimbeer .498 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bill Laimbeer .326 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Laimbeer .837 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 17.5 (1985) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 13.1 (1986) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 3.2 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.4 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 12.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 9.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Laimbeer 1,354 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bill Laimbeer 1,097 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bill Laimbeer 195 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bill Laimbeer 84 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Laimbeer 83 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Laimbeer 113 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Laimbeer .468 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bill Laimbeer .321 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Laimbeer .819 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 22.5 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 14.0 (1986) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 2.5 (1987) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.2 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 (1990) 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.