Dragan Bender vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Dragan Bender 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

Dragan Bender

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dragan Bender: 2016-17 to 2019-20
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dragan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Dragan Bender 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Dragan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Dragan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dragan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Dragan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dragan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Dragan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Dragan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Dragan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 5.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 3.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender 1,014 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender 720 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Dragan Bender 237 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Dragan Bender 54 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dragan Bender 106 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dragan Bender 187 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender .399 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender .323 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender .654 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 6.7 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 4.6 (2020) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.8 (2020) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.4 (2019) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dragan Bender 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - 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.