Hank McDowell vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Hank McDowell 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

Hank McDowell

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hank McDowell: 1981-82 to 1986-87
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hank McDowell 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Hank McDowell 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Hank McDowell 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Hank McDowell 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hank McDowell 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Hank McDowell 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hank McDowell 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Hank McDowell 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Hank McDowell 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Hank McDowell 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hank McDowell 2.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Hank McDowell 2.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Hank McDowell 0.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Hank McDowell 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hank McDowell 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hank McDowell 600 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Hank McDowell 464 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Hank McDowell 98 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Hank McDowell 34 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Hank McDowell 29 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Hank McDowell 206 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hank McDowell .451 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Hank McDowell .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hank McDowell .710 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hank McDowell 3.6 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Hank McDowell 3.3 (1982) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Hank McDowell 0.7 (1982) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Hank McDowell 0.3 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hank McDowell 0.3 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hank McDowell 0.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Hank McDowell 0.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Hank McDowell 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Hank McDowell 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hank McDowell 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hank McDowell 9 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Hank McDowell 10 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Hank McDowell 4 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Hank McDowell 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Hank McDowell 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Hank McDowell 15 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hank McDowell .250 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Hank McDowell - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hank McDowell .625 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hank McDowell 0.7 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Hank McDowell 1.0 (1983) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Hank McDowell 1.0 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Hank McDowell 0.0 (1986) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hank McDowell 0.0 (1986) 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.