Maurice Cheeks vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Maurice Cheeks 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

Maurice Cheeks

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Maurice Cheeks: 1978-79 to 1992-93
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maurice Cheeks 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Maurice Cheeks 15 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Maurice Cheeks 13 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Maurice Cheeks 4 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Maurice Cheeks 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Maurice Cheeks 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Cheeks 0 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Maurice Cheeks 4 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Cheeks 5 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Maurice Cheeks 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Maurice Cheeks 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Maurice Cheeks 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Cheeks 11.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Cheeks 2.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Maurice Cheeks 6.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Maurice Cheeks 2.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Cheeks 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Cheeks 12,195 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Maurice Cheeks 3,088 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Maurice Cheeks 7,392 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Maurice Cheeks 2,310 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Maurice Cheeks 294 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Maurice Cheeks 1,101 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Cheeks .523 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Maurice Cheeks .255 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Cheeks .793 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Cheeks 15.6 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Cheeks 3.5 (1980) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Maurice Cheeks 9.2 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Maurice Cheeks 2.6 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Cheeks 0.5 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Cheeks 14.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Cheeks 3.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Maurice Cheeks 6.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Maurice Cheeks 2.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Cheeks 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Cheeks 1,910 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Maurice Cheeks 453 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Maurice Cheeks 922 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Maurice Cheeks 295 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Maurice Cheeks 45 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Maurice Cheeks 133 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Cheeks .512 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Maurice Cheeks .098 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Cheeks .777 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Cheeks 20.8 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Cheeks 4.7 (1986) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Maurice Cheeks 13.0 (1989) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Maurice Cheeks 4.1 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Cheeks 0.8 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.