Ira Bowman vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Ira Bowman 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

Ira Bowman

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Bowman: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Bowman 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Ira Bowman 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Ira Bowman 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Ira Bowman 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ira Bowman 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Ira Bowman 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Ira Bowman 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Ira Bowman 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Ira Bowman 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 15 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 5 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Ira Bowman 9 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Ira Bowman 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ira Bowman 17 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .636 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .500 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 3.3 (2002) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2001) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 2.3 (2001) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 0 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 0 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Ira Bowman 2 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Ira Bowman 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ira Bowman 7 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 (2000) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) 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.