Jim Jackson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Jackson: 1992-93 to 2005-06
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Jackson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jim Jackson 14 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jim Jackson 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jim Jackson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Jackson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Jackson 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Jim Jackson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jim Jackson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Jackson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Jackson 14.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Jackson 4.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jim Jackson 3.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jim Jackson 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Jackson 12,690 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jim Jackson 4,152 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jim Jackson 2,851 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jim Jackson 726 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Jackson 188 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jim Jackson 885 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Jackson .428 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jim Jackson .365 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Jackson .825 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Jackson 25.7 (1995) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Jackson 6.1 (2004) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Jackson 4.8 (1998) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jim Jackson 1.4 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Jackson 0.4 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Jackson 9.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Jackson 4.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jim Jackson 1.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Jackson 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Jackson 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Jackson 473 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jim Jackson 193 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jim Jackson 67 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jim Jackson 31 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Jackson 14 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jim Jackson 48 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Jackson .447 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jim Jackson .420 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Jackson .828 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Jackson 14.8 (2004) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Jackson 10.4 (2004) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Jackson 2.0 (2004) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jim Jackson 1.0 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Jackson 0.5 (2005) 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.