John Olive vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Olive: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Olive 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons John Olive 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played John Olive 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games John Olive 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Olive 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Olive 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader John Olive 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader John Olive 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year John Olive 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Olive 1.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game John Olive 0.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game John Olive 0.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Olive 44 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds John Olive 20 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists John Olive 3 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals John Olive 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

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

Total Games John Olive 35 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Olive .310 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage John Olive .783 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Olive 1.3 (1979) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Olive 1.0 (1980) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Olive 0.1 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Olive 0.1 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Olive 0.0 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Olive - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game John Olive - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game John Olive - Bob Pettit 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Olive - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds John Olive - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists John Olive - Bob Pettit 241

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

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

Total Games John Olive 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Olive - Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage John Olive - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game John Olive - 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.