Bob Nash vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Bob Nash

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Nash 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bob Nash 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bob Nash 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bob Nash 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Nash 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Nash 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Bob Nash 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bob Nash 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bob Nash 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.3 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Nash 1,036 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bob Nash 483 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bob Nash 147 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bob Nash 59 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Nash 43 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bob Nash 219 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Nash .435 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bob Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Nash .730 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Nash 6.4 (1979) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.6 (1978) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.9 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.8 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Nash 24 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bob Nash 11 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bob Nash 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bob Nash 0 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Nash 4 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bob Nash 5 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Nash .296 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bob Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Nash .800 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.8 (1979) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 (1979) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.