Linton Johnson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Linton Johnson 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

Linton Johnson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Linton Johnson: 2003-04 to 2008-09
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Linton Johnson 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Linton Johnson 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Linton Johnson 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Linton Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Linton Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Linton Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Linton Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Linton Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Linton Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Linton Johnson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 3.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 3.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Johnson 582 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Linton Johnson 493 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Linton Johnson 65 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Linton Johnson 84 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Linton Johnson 63 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Linton Johnson 151 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Johnson .416 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Linton Johnson .305 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Linton Johnson .699 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 4.3 (2006) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 4.5 (2004) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.7 (2004) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.9 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.8 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Johnson 4 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Linton Johnson 4 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Linton Johnson 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Linton Johnson 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Linton Johnson 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Linton Johnson 3 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Johnson .500 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Linton Johnson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Linton Johnson 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 (2009) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 (2009) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.3 (2009) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 (2009) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 (2009) 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.