David Burns vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and David Burns 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

David Burns

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Burns: 1981-82 to 1981-82
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Burns 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons David Burns 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played David Burns 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games David Burns 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Burns 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team David Burns 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader David Burns 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader David Burns 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year David Burns 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns 23 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds David Burns 5 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists David Burns 15 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals David Burns 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks David Burns 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games David Burns 9 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns .438 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns .600 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 (1982) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 (1982) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game David Burns - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game David Burns - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds David Burns - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists David Burns - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals David Burns - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks David Burns - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games David Burns 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game David Burns - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game David Burns - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns - 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.