John Morton vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Morton: 1989-90 to 1991-92
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Morton 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons John Morton 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played John Morton 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games John Morton 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Morton 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Morton 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader John Morton 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader John Morton 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year John Morton 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Morton 4.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game John Morton 1.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game John Morton 2.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game John Morton 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Morton 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Morton 609 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds John Morton 161 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists John Morton 342 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals John Morton 92 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Morton 23 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Morton 128 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Morton .386 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage John Morton .224 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Morton .787 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Morton 5.4 (1991) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Morton 1.6 (1991) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Morton 3.7 (1991) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Morton 0.9 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Morton 0.3 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Morton 2.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game John Morton 0.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game John Morton 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game John Morton 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Morton 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Morton 8 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds John Morton 0 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists John Morton 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals John Morton 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Morton 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Morton 3 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Morton .400 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage John Morton 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Morton 3.0 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Morton 0.0 (1992) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Morton 0.0 (1992) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game John Morton 0.0 (1992) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Morton 0.0 (1992) 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.