Matt Bonner vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Matt Bonner 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

Matt Bonner

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Bonner: 2004-05 to 2015-16
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Bonner 2 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Matt Bonner 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Matt Bonner 9 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Matt Bonner 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Bonner 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Bonner 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Bonner 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Matt Bonner 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Matt Bonner 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Matt Bonner 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 5.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 3.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 0.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bonner 4,632 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Matt Bonner 2,371 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Matt Bonner 552 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Matt Bonner 285 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Bonner 213 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Matt Bonner 792 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bonner .464 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Matt Bonner .414 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bonner .780 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 8.2 (2009) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 4.8 (2009) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 1.0 (2010) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.6 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 2.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 1.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bonner 259 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Matt Bonner 156 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Matt Bonner 35 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Matt Bonner 16 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Bonner 17 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Matt Bonner 94 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bonner .402 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Matt Bonner .355 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bonner .811 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 6.3 (2011) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 3.2 (2010) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 1.0 (2008) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.6 (2009) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 (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.