Mel Davis vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Mel Davis 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

Mel Davis

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Davis 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Mel Davis 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Mel Davis 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Mel Davis 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Davis 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Davis 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Davis 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Mel Davis 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Mel Davis 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Davis 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 5.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 4.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 1,008 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 816 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Mel Davis 164 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Mel Davis 66 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Davis 22 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mel Davis 190 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .376 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Mel Davis - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis .709 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 7.1 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 5.2 (1977) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1977) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.6 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 (1974) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 3.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 24 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 9 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Mel Davis 2 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Mel Davis 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Davis 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mel Davis 7 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .458 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Mel Davis - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 4.0 (1975) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1975) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.7 (1975) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) 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.