Brian Oliver vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Brian Oliver

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brian Oliver: 1990-91 to 1997-98
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brian Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Brian Oliver 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Brian Oliver 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Brian Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Brian Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Brian Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Brian Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Brian Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Brian Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Oliver 3.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Brian Oliver 1.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Brian Oliver 1.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Brian Oliver 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Oliver 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Oliver 389 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Brian Oliver 123 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Brian Oliver 114 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Brian Oliver 45 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Brian Oliver 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Brian Oliver 118 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Oliver .388 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Brian Oliver .227 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brian Oliver .705 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Oliver 3.8 (1991) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Oliver 1.8 (1998) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Brian Oliver 1.2 (1991) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Brian Oliver 0.5 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Oliver 0.1 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Oliver 1.5 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Brian Oliver 0.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Brian Oliver 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Brian Oliver 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Oliver 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Oliver 6 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Brian Oliver 0 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Brian Oliver 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Brian Oliver 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Brian Oliver 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Brian Oliver 4 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Oliver .333 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Brian Oliver - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brian Oliver 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Oliver 1.5 (1991) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Oliver 0.0 (1991) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Brian Oliver 0.3 (1991) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Brian Oliver 0.3 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Oliver 0.0 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

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.