Larry Nance Jr. vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Larry Nance Jr. 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 Nance Jr.

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Nance Jr.: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Nance Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Larry Nance Jr. 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Larry Nance Jr. 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Larry Nance Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Nance Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Nance Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Nance Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Larry Nance Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Larry Nance Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Nance Jr. 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 7.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 6.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 1.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Nance Jr. 4,001 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Larry Nance Jr. 3,238 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Larry Nance Jr. 979 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Larry Nance Jr. 601 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Nance Jr. 255 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Larry Nance Jr. 522 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Nance Jr. .540 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Larry Nance Jr. .342 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Nance Jr. .696 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 10.1 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 8.2 (2019) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 3.2 (2019) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 1.7 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 0.6 (2017) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 5.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 5.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 1.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Nance Jr. 176 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Larry Nance Jr. 158 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Larry Nance Jr. 36 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Larry Nance Jr. 21 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Nance Jr. 16 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Larry Nance Jr. 30 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Nance Jr. .629 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Larry Nance Jr. .214 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Nance Jr. .563 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 9.2 (2022) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 8.3 (2024) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 1.8 (2022) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 0.8 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 0.7 (2018) 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.