Bob Pettit vs. Gus Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Williams 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.

Gus Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Gus Williams: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Gus Williams 1

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Gus Williams 11

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Gus Williams 10

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Gus Williams 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Gus Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Gus Williams 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Pettit 11 Gus Williams 2

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Gus Williams 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Gus Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Gus Williams 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 26.4 Gus Williams 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Gus Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Gus Williams 5.6

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Gus Williams 14,093

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Gus Williams 2,222

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Gus Williams 4,597

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams 1,638

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams 291

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Gus Williams 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Gus Williams .461

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams .238 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Gus Williams .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Gus Williams 23.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Gus Williams 3.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Gus Williams 8.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.4 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Gus Williams 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Gus Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Gus Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Gus Williams 1,927

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Gus Williams 308

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Gus Williams 469

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams 174

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams 40

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Gus Williams 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Gus Williams .476

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams .231 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Gus Williams .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Gus Williams 32.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Gus Williams 4.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Gus Williams 11.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.6 (1979)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.