John Edwards vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Edwards: 2004-05 to 2005-06
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons John Edwards 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played John Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games John Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader John Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader John Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year John Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Edwards 1.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards 1.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game John Edwards 0.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game John Edwards 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Edwards 99 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds John Edwards 67 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists John Edwards 8 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals John Edwards 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Edwards 19 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Edwards 65 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Edwards .447 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage John Edwards .600 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Edwards 1.8 (2006) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards 1.2 (2006) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Edwards 0.1 (2006) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Edwards 0.1 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Edwards 0.4 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Edwards - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game John Edwards - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game John Edwards - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Edwards - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Edwards - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds John Edwards - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists John Edwards - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals John Edwards - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Edwards - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Edwards 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Edwards - Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage John Edwards - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Edwards - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Edwards - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game John Edwards - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Edwards - 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.