Don Ford vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Ford: 1975-76 to 1981-82
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Ford 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Don Ford 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Don Ford 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Don Ford 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Ford 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Don Ford 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Don Ford 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Don Ford 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Don Ford 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Ford 6.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 3.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Don Ford 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Don Ford 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ford 3,016 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Don Ford 1,691 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Don Ford 647 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Don Ford 274 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Don Ford 139 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Don Ford 474 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ford .464 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Don Ford .143 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Ford .773 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ford 9.6 (1976) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 4.5 (1978) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Don Ford 1.8 (1978) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Don Ford 0.9 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.6 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Ford 7.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 4.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Don Ford 2.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ford 144 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Don Ford 85 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Don Ford 44 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Don Ford 21 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Don Ford 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Don Ford 20 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ford .443 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Don Ford .718 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ford 10.1 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 5.3 (1977) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Don Ford 3.4 (1977) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Don Ford 1.5 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.4 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.