Louie Nelson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Louie Nelson 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

Louie Nelson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Louie Nelson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Louie Nelson 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Louie Nelson 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Louie Nelson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Louie Nelson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Louie Nelson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Louie Nelson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Louie Nelson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Louie Nelson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Louie Nelson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Louie Nelson 9.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Louie Nelson 2.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Louie Nelson 1.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Louie Nelson 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Louie Nelson 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Louie Nelson 2,113 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Louie Nelson 527 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Louie Nelson 436 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Louie Nelson 202 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Louie Nelson 21 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Louie Nelson 224 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Louie Nelson .437 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Louie Nelson - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Louie Nelson .738 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Louie Nelson 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Louie Nelson - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Louie Nelson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Louie Nelson - 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.