Chris Gatling vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Chris Gatling 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

Chris Gatling

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Gatling: 1991-92 to 2001-02
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Gatling 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Chris Gatling 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Chris Gatling 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Chris Gatling 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Chris Gatling 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Chris Gatling 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Gatling 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Chris Gatling 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Chris Gatling 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Chris Gatling 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Gatling 10.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Chris Gatling 5.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Chris Gatling 0.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Chris Gatling 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Chris Gatling 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Gatling 7,232 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Chris Gatling 3,741 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Chris Gatling 461 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Chris Gatling 464 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Chris Gatling 375 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Chris Gatling 700 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Gatling .513 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Chris Gatling .249 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Gatling .660 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Gatling 19.0 (1997) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Gatling 7.9 (1997) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Chris Gatling 0.9 (1998) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Chris Gatling 1.0 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Chris Gatling 0.9 (1995) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Gatling 9.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Chris Gatling 5.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Chris Gatling 0.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Chris Gatling 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Chris Gatling 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Gatling 140 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Chris Gatling 79 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Chris Gatling 7 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Chris Gatling 9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Chris Gatling 13 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Chris Gatling 15 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Gatling .490 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Chris Gatling - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Gatling .623 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Gatling 15.3 (1998) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Gatling 8.0 (1996) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Chris Gatling 1.3 (1994) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Chris Gatling 0.7 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Chris Gatling 2.5 (1992) 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.