James Anderson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and James Anderson 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

James Anderson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Anderson: 2010-11 to 2015-16
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons James Anderson 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played James Anderson 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games James Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team James Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader James Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader James Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year James Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 5.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 1,422 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds James Anderson 560 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists James Anderson 291 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals James Anderson 121 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks James Anderson 55 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games James Anderson 247 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .411 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .321 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .755 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 10.1 (2014) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 3.8 (2014) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.9 (2014) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.9 (2014) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2014) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 0.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 13 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds James Anderson 9 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists James Anderson 3 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals James Anderson 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks James Anderson 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games James Anderson 10 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .357 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .286 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .500 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.4 (2012) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.0 (2013) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2012) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 (2012) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 (2013) 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.