Bob Pettit vs. Fatty Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fatty Taylor 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.

Fatty Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Fatty Taylor: 1976-77 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Fatty Taylor 1

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Fatty Taylor 1

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Fatty Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Fatty Taylor 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Fatty Taylor 0

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

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Fatty Taylor 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Fatty Taylor 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Fatty Taylor 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 26.4 Fatty Taylor 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Fatty Taylor 2.7

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Fatty Taylor 3.6

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Fatty Taylor 301

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Fatty Taylor 211

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Fatty Taylor 288

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor 132

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor 9

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Fatty Taylor 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Fatty Taylor .420

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Fatty Taylor .569

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Fatty Taylor 3.8 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Fatty Taylor 2.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Fatty Taylor 3.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor 0.1 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor 0.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor 0

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor 0

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Fatty Taylor 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Fatty Taylor -

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Fatty Taylor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

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.