James Bailey vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

James Bailey

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons James Bailey 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played James Bailey 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games James Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team James Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader James Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader James Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year James Bailey 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 8.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 5.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

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

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 5,246 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds James Bailey 2,988 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists James Bailey 488 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals James Bailey 305 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks James Bailey 521 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games James Bailey 595 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .484 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage James Bailey .077 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .703 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 14.0 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 7.4 (1981) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 1.2 (1981) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.9 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 1.7 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 2.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

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

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 59 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds James Bailey 31 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists James Bailey 6 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals James Bailey 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks James Bailey 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games James Bailey 14 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .468 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .682 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.6 (1980) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 3.0 (1982) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.5 (1982) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 1.0 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.8 (1980) 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.