Greg Ballard vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Greg Ballard 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

Greg Ballard

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Ballard: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Ballard 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Greg Ballard 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Greg Ballard 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Greg Ballard 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Greg Ballard 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Greg Ballard 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Greg Ballard 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Greg Ballard 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Greg Ballard 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Greg Ballard 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 12.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 6.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 2.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 9,953 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 4,858 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Greg Ballard 1,733 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Greg Ballard 877 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 256 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Greg Ballard 802 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .472 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .338 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .787 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 18.8 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 8.0 (1982) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.7 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.5 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 7.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 5.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 1.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 481 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 326 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Greg Ballard 103 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Greg Ballard 51 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 16 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Greg Ballard 65 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .433 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .308 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .793 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 16.5 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 9.0 (1982) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 2.0 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.