Cotton Nash vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Cotton Nash 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

Cotton Nash

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cotton Nash 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Cotton Nash 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Cotton Nash 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Cotton Nash 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cotton Nash 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Cotton Nash 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cotton Nash 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Cotton Nash 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Cotton Nash 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Cotton Nash 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash 137 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash 83 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Cotton Nash 19 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Cotton Nash 45 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash .324 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash .827 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Cotton Nash - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Cotton Nash 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** 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.