John Lucas vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons John Lucas 14 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played John Lucas 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games John Lucas 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Lucas 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Lucas 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader John Lucas 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader John Lucas 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year John Lucas 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 10.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game John Lucas 7.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 9,951 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds John Lucas 2,151 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists John Lucas 6,454 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals John Lucas 1,273 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Lucas 73 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Lucas 928 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .449 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .303 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .776 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 17.5 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 3.1 (1978) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 10.7 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.2 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 11.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game John Lucas 4.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 502 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds John Lucas 96 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists John Lucas 219 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals John Lucas 52 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Lucas 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Lucas 45 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .451 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .261 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .746 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 15.6 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 4.2 (1985) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 6.9 (1977) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.3 (1977) 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.