Gaylon Nickerson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Gaylon Nickerson 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

Gaylon Nickerson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gaylon Nickerson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Gaylon Nickerson 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Gaylon Nickerson 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gaylon Nickerson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gaylon Nickerson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Gaylon Nickerson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Gaylon Nickerson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Gaylon Nickerson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson 15 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson 5 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson 1 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 4 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .333 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson 1.000 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - 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.