Bob Pettit vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Jerry West 0

Finals MVP Bob Pettit 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Pettit 11 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Pettit 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Pettit 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Jerry West 1

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Jerry West 0

Assists Leader Bob Pettit 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Jerry West 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 26.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.