Jim Ard vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

Jim Ard

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Ard 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Jim Ard 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jim Ard 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Ard 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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.