John Amaechi vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and John Amaechi 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

John Amaechi

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Amaechi: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Amaechi 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons John Amaechi 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played John Amaechi 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games John Amaechi 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Amaechi 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Amaechi 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Amaechi 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader John Amaechi 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader John Amaechi 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year John Amaechi 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Amaechi 6.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game John Amaechi 2.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game John Amaechi 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game John Amaechi 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Amaechi 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Amaechi 1,837 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds John Amaechi 772 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists John Amaechi 228 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals John Amaechi 90 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Amaechi 94 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Amaechi 294 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Amaechi .403 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage John Amaechi .077 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Amaechi .671 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Amaechi 10.5 (2000) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Amaechi 3.3 (2000) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Amaechi 1.2 (2000) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Amaechi 0.4 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Amaechi 0.5 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Amaechi 1.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game John Amaechi 0.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game John Amaechi 0.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game John Amaechi 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Amaechi 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Amaechi 13 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds John Amaechi 4 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists John Amaechi 3 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals John Amaechi 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Amaechi 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Amaechi 7 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Amaechi .308 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage John Amaechi - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Amaechi .625 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Amaechi 2.3 (2001) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Amaechi 0.8 (2001) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Amaechi 0.8 (2001) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game John Amaechi 0.8 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Amaechi 0.5 (2001) 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.