Don Collins vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Don Collins 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

Don Collins

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Collins: 1980-81 to 1986-87
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Collins 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Don Collins 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Don Collins 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Don Collins 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Collins 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Don Collins 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Collins 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Don Collins 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Don Collins 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Don Collins 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 9.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Don Collins 1.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 2,983 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Don Collins 837 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Don Collins 546 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Don Collins 332 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Don Collins 98 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Don Collins 303 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .485 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Don Collins .069 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .749 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 11.8 (1983) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.3 (1981) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 2.3 (1981) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.3 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.5 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 5.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 43 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Don Collins 22 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Don Collins 6 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Don Collins 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Don Collins 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Don Collins 8 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .432 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Don Collins - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .714 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 6.1 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.1 (1982) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.9 (1982) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.6 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 (1982) 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.