Jim Farmer vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Farmer: 1987-88 to 1993-94
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Farmer 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jim Farmer 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jim Farmer 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jim Farmer 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Farmer 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Farmer 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Jim Farmer 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jim Farmer 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Farmer 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 5.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 1.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Farmer 715 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jim Farmer 186 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jim Farmer 111 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jim Farmer 42 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Total Games Jim Farmer 136 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Farmer .428 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jim Farmer .282 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Farmer .730 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 9.4 (1991) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 2.5 (1991) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 1.4 (1991) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.5 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.1 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

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

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Farmer 4 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jim Farmer 4 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jim Farmer 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jim Farmer 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Farmer 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jim Farmer 5 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Farmer .250 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jim Farmer .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Farmer - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 1.3 (1988) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 1.3 (1988) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.3 (1988) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 (1989) 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.