Jerry Eaves vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Jerry Eaves

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Eaves: 1982-83 to 1986-87
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Eaves 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jerry Eaves 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jerry Eaves 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jerry Eaves 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jerry Eaves 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jerry Eaves 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Eaves 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Jerry Eaves 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jerry Eaves 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jerry Eaves 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Eaves 6.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Eaves 1.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jerry Eaves 2.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Eaves 1,132 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jerry Eaves 208 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jerry Eaves 414 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jerry Eaves 85 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerry Eaves 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jerry Eaves 168 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Eaves .472 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jerry Eaves .071 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Eaves .773 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Eaves 9.3 (1983) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Eaves 1.5 (1983) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jerry Eaves 2.6 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.6 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.1 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Eaves 5.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jerry Eaves 1.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Eaves 55 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jerry Eaves 10 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jerry Eaves 13 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jerry Eaves 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerry Eaves 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jerry Eaves 11 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Eaves .478 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jerry Eaves .333 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Eaves .769 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Eaves 5.0 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.9 (1984) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jerry Eaves 1.2 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.5 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.2 (1984) 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.