Jim McElroy vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim McElroy: 1975-76 to 1981-82
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim McElroy 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jim McElroy 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jim McElroy 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jim McElroy 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim McElroy 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jim McElroy 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Jim McElroy 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jim McElroy 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jim McElroy 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 9.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 2.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 3.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McElroy 4,120 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jim McElroy 820 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jim McElroy 1,462 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jim McElroy 384 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim McElroy 126 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jim McElroy 418 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McElroy .468 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jim McElroy .206 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim McElroy .764 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 16.9 (1979) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 2.7 (1979) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 5.7 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 1.9 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.6 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 2.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 0.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 0.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McElroy 12 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jim McElroy 2 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jim McElroy 4 Bob Pettit 241

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

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

Total Games Jim McElroy 5 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McElroy .444 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim McElroy .800 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 2.4 (1980) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 0.4 (1980) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 0.8 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.