Charles Barkley vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Charles Barkley 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

Charles Barkley

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charles Barkley: 1984-85 to 1999-00
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles Barkley 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Charles Barkley 16 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Charles Barkley 13 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Charles Barkley 11 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Charles Barkley 1 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Charles Barkley 5 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Charles Barkley 11 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Charles Barkley 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Charles Barkley 1 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Charles Barkley 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 22.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 11.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 3.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Barkley 23,757 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Charles Barkley 12,546 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Charles Barkley 4,215 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Charles Barkley 1,648 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Charles Barkley 888 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Charles Barkley 1,073 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Barkley .541 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Charles Barkley .266 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Barkley .735 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 28.3 (1988) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 14.6 (1987) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 5.1 (1993) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 2.2 (1986) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 (1986) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 23.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 12.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 3.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Barkley 2,833 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Charles Barkley 1,582 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Charles Barkley 482 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Charles Barkley 193 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Charles Barkley 108 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Charles Barkley 123 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Barkley .513 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Charles Barkley .255 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Barkley .717 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 27.6 (1994) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 15.8 (1986) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 6.0 (1991) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 2.5 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 (1987) 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.