Eric Anderson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Eric Anderson 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

Eric Anderson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eric Anderson: 1992-93 to 1993-94
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eric Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Eric Anderson 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Eric Anderson 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Eric Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Eric Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Eric Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Eric Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Eric Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Eric Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Eric Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Anderson 1.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Eric Anderson 1.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Eric Anderson 0.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Eric Anderson 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Anderson 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Anderson 42 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Eric Anderson 31 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Eric Anderson 5 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Eric Anderson 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Eric Anderson 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Eric Anderson 27 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Anderson .343 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Eric Anderson 1.000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Anderson .593 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Anderson 1.9 (1994) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Anderson 1.5 (1994) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Eric Anderson 0.2 (1993) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Eric Anderson 0.2 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Anderson 0.1 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Anderson 1.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Eric Anderson 0.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Eric Anderson 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Eric Anderson 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Anderson 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Anderson 2 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Eric Anderson 1 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Eric Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Eric Anderson 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Eric Anderson 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Eric Anderson 2 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Anderson .500 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Eric Anderson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Anderson - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Anderson 1.0 (1993) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Anderson 0.5 (1993) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Eric Anderson 0.0 (1993) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Eric Anderson 0.0 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Anderson 0.0 (1993) 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.