Kawhi Leonard vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Kawhi Leonard 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

Kawhi Leonard

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kawhi Leonard: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kawhi Leonard 2 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Kawhi Leonard 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Kawhi Leonard 10 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Kawhi Leonard 6 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kawhi Leonard 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard 2 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kawhi Leonard 3 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kawhi Leonard 5 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Kawhi Leonard 3 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kawhi Leonard 7 Bob Pettit 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kawhi Leonard 2 Bob Pettit 0 *

Scoring Leader Kawhi Leonard 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Kawhi Leonard 0 Bob Pettit 1

Steals Leader Kawhi Leonard 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kawhi Leonard 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 20.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 6.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 3.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kawhi Leonard 13,937 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Kawhi Leonard 4,443 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Kawhi Leonard 2,120 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Kawhi Leonard 1,196 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kawhi Leonard 454 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kawhi Leonard 696 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kawhi Leonard .499 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Kawhi Leonard .391 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kawhi Leonard .862 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 27.1 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 7.3 (2019) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 5.2 (2021) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 2.3 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.0 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 21.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 7.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 2.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kawhi Leonard 2,934 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Kawhi Leonard 1,073 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Kawhi Leonard 395 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Kawhi Leonard 244 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kawhi Leonard 93 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kawhi Leonard 137 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kawhi Leonard .512 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Kawhi Leonard .402 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kawhi Leonard .845 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 34.5 (2023) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 9.3 (2020) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 6.0 (2023) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 2.6 (2016) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.4 (2016) 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.