Larry Hughes vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Larry Hughes 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

Larry Hughes

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Hughes: 1998-99 to 2011-12
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Larry Hughes 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Larry Hughes 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Larry Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Hughes 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Hughes 1 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Larry Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Larry Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 1

Steals Leader Larry Hughes 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year Larry Hughes 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Hughes 14.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hughes 4.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Larry Hughes 3.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Larry Hughes 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Hughes 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Hughes 10,242 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Larry Hughes 3,039 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Larry Hughes 2,290 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Larry Hughes 1,092 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Hughes 255 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Larry Hughes 727 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Hughes .406 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Larry Hughes .309 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Hughes .757 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Hughes 22.0 (2005) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hughes 6.3 (2005) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Larry Hughes 4.7 (2005) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Larry Hughes 2.9 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Hughes 0.6 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Hughes 12.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hughes 4.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Larry Hughes 2.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Hughes 1.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Hughes 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Hughes 617 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Larry Hughes 219 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Larry Hughes 139 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Larry Hughes 80 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Hughes 25 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Larry Hughes 49 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Hughes .361 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Larry Hughes .287 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Hughes .782 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Hughes 20.7 (2005) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hughes 7.1 (2005) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Larry Hughes 4.0 (2006) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Larry Hughes 2.2 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Hughes 1.1 (1999) 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.