Drew Gooden vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Drew Gooden 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

Drew Gooden

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Drew Gooden: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Drew Gooden 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Drew Gooden 14 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Drew Gooden 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Drew Gooden 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Drew Gooden 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Drew Gooden 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Drew Gooden 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Drew Gooden 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Drew Gooden 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Drew Gooden 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Drew Gooden 11.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Drew Gooden 7.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Drew Gooden 1.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Drew Gooden 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Drew Gooden 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Drew Gooden 8,653 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Drew Gooden 5,618 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Drew Gooden 896 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Drew Gooden 544 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Drew Gooden 474 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Drew Gooden 790 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Drew Gooden .462 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Drew Gooden .257 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Drew Gooden .760 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Drew Gooden 14.4 (2005) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Drew Gooden 9.2 (2005) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Drew Gooden 2.6 (2012) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Drew Gooden 0.9 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Drew Gooden 0.9 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Drew Gooden 8.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Drew Gooden 7.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Drew Gooden 0.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Drew Gooden 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Drew Gooden 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Drew Gooden 564 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Drew Gooden 459 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Drew Gooden 45 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Drew Gooden 22 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Drew Gooden 32 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Drew Gooden 64 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Drew Gooden .449 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Drew Gooden .324 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Drew Gooden .793 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Drew Gooden 14.0 (2003) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Drew Gooden 12.7 (2003) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Drew Gooden 1.0 (2007) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Drew Gooden 0.5 (2007) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Drew Gooden 1.0 (2015) 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.