Johnny Newman vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Johnny Newman 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

Johnny Newman

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Newman: 1986-87 to 2001-02
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Newman 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Newman 16 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Johnny Newman 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Johnny Newman 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Johnny Newman 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Johnny Newman 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Newman 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Johnny Newman 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Johnny Newman 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Johnny Newman 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 11.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 2.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 1.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Newman 12,740 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Johnny Newman 2,536 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Johnny Newman 1,688 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Johnny Newman 1,064 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Johnny Newman 246 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Johnny Newman 1,159 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Newman .461 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Johnny Newman .336 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Newman .810 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 16.9 (1991) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 3.3 (1992) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 2.7 (1992) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 1.4 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.3 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 10.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 2.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 1.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Newman 421 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Johnny Newman 81 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Johnny Newman 56 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Johnny Newman 35 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Johnny Newman 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Johnny Newman 39 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Newman .451 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Johnny Newman .226 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Newman .766 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 19.0 (1988) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 2.8 (1989) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 2.0 (1993) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 1.5 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.5 (1994) 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.