Mark Eaton vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Mark Eaton 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

Mark Eaton

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark Eaton: 1982-83 to 1992-93
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark Eaton 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Mark Eaton 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Mark Eaton 10 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Mark Eaton 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mark Eaton 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mark Eaton 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mark Eaton 0 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Mark Eaton 3 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mark Eaton 5 Bob Pettit 0

Defensive Player of The Year Mark Eaton 2 Bob Pettit 0 *

Scoring Leader Mark Eaton 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Mark Eaton 0 Bob Pettit 1

Blocks Leader Mark Eaton 4 Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year Mark Eaton 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Eaton 6.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Mark Eaton 7.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Mark Eaton 1.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Mark Eaton 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mark Eaton 3.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Eaton 5,216 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Mark Eaton 6,939 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Mark Eaton 840 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Mark Eaton 368 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mark Eaton 3,064 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mark Eaton 875 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Eaton .458 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Mark Eaton .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Eaton .649 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Eaton 9.7 (1985) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Eaton 11.3 (1985) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mark Eaton 1.5 (1985) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mark Eaton 0.5 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mark Eaton 5.6 (1985) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Eaton 6.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Mark Eaton 7.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Mark Eaton 0.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Mark Eaton 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mark Eaton 2.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Eaton 454 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Mark Eaton 557 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Mark Eaton 52 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Mark Eaton 35 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mark Eaton 210 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mark Eaton 74 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Eaton .489 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Mark Eaton - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Eaton .639 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Eaton 14.5 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Eaton 11.0 (1989) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mark Eaton 2.5 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Mark Eaton 1.1 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mark Eaton 5.8 (1985) 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.