George Karl vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and George Karl 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

George Karl

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games George Karl 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Karl 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team George Karl 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Karl 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader George Karl 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader George Karl 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year George Karl 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 2.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists George Karl 51 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals George Karl 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games George Karl 33 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists George Karl 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals George Karl 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games George Karl 1 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) 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.