Bob Pettit vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

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

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Austin Rivers 0

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

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Austin Rivers 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Austin Rivers 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Austin Rivers 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 26.4 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)

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.