Michael Olowokandi vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Michael Olowokandi 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

Michael Olowokandi

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Olowokandi: 1998-99 to 2006-07
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Olowokandi 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Michael Olowokandi 9 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Michael Olowokandi 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Michael Olowokandi 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Olowokandi 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Michael Olowokandi 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Olowokandi 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Michael Olowokandi 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Michael Olowokandi 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Michael Olowokandi 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Olowokandi 8.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Olowokandi 6.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Michael Olowokandi 0.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Michael Olowokandi 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Olowokandi 1.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Olowokandi 4,135 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Michael Olowokandi 3,414 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Michael Olowokandi 327 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Michael Olowokandi 226 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Olowokandi 697 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Michael Olowokandi 500 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Olowokandi .435 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Michael Olowokandi - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Olowokandi .597 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Olowokandi 12.3 (2003) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Olowokandi 9.1 (2003) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael Olowokandi 1.3 (2003) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Michael Olowokandi 0.7 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Olowokandi 2.2 (2003) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Olowokandi 2.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Michael Olowokandi 3.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Michael Olowokandi 0.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Michael Olowokandi 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Olowokandi 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Olowokandi 31 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Michael Olowokandi 52 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Michael Olowokandi 2 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Michael Olowokandi 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Olowokandi 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Michael Olowokandi 15 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Olowokandi .324 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Michael Olowokandi .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Olowokandi .875 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Olowokandi 2.1 (2004) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Olowokandi 3.5 (2004) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael Olowokandi 0.1 (2004) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Michael Olowokandi 0.1 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Olowokandi 0.7 (2004) 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.