Byron Houston vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Byron Houston 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

Byron Houston

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Byron Houston: 1992-93 to 1995-96
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Byron Houston 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Byron Houston 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Byron Houston 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Byron Houston 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Byron Houston 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Byron Houston 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Byron Houston 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Byron Houston 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Byron Houston 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Byron Houston 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Byron Houston 3.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 3.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Byron Houston 835 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Byron Houston 648 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Byron Houston 114 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Byron Houston 103 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Byron Houston 86 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Byron Houston 214 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Byron Houston .456 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Byron Houston .256 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Byron Houston .676 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Byron Houston 5.3 (1993) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 4.0 (1993) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 0.9 (1993) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.6 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Byron Houston 3.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 1.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 0.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Byron Houston 15 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Byron Houston 5 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Byron Houston 3 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Byron Houston 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Byron Houston 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Byron Houston 4 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Byron Houston .667 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Byron Houston - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Byron Houston .600 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Byron Houston 5.0 (1994) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 1.7 (1994) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 1.0 (1994) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.3 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.7 (1994) 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.