Kyrie Irving vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Bob Pettit

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kyrie Irving 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kyrie Irving 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Kyrie Irving 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Kyrie Irving 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,755 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 279 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 362 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 107 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 46 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 75 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .456 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .394 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .891 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 31.0 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2024) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 2.0 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.