James Donaldson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Donaldson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader James Donaldson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader James Donaldson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year James Donaldson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) 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.