Matt Costello vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Costello: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Costello 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Matt Costello 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Matt Costello 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Matt Costello 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Costello 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Costello 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Matt Costello 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Matt Costello 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Matt Costello 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello 4 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Matt Costello 9 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Matt Costello 2 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Matt Costello 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Costello 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Matt Costello 4 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello .500 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 (2018) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 (2018) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Matt Costello - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Matt Costello - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Matt Costello - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Costello - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Matt Costello 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - 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.