Gus Bailey vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Gus Bailey 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

Gus Bailey

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gus Bailey: 1974-75 to 1979-80
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gus Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Gus Bailey 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Gus Bailey 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Gus Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gus Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gus Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gus Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Gus Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Gus Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Gus Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 2.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 389 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 244 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Gus Bailey 168 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Gus Bailey 56 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 43 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gus Bailey 147 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .406 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey 1.000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .510 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 3.2 (1978) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 (1975) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.4 (1976) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.5 (1976) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 45 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 19 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Gus Bailey 16 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Gus Bailey 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Gus Bailey 8 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .500 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .900 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 (1975) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 (1975) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 (1975) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) 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.