Morris Peterson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Morris Peterson 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

Morris Peterson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Morris Peterson: 2000-01 to 2010-11
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Morris Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Morris Peterson 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Morris Peterson 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Morris Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Morris Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Morris Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Morris Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Morris Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Morris Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Morris Peterson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Morris Peterson 10.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Morris Peterson 3.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Morris Peterson 1.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Morris Peterson 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Morris Peterson 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Morris Peterson 7,628 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Morris Peterson 2,483 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Morris Peterson 1,090 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Morris Peterson 639 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Morris Peterson 136 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Morris Peterson 711 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Morris Peterson .418 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Morris Peterson .373 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Morris Peterson .773 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Morris Peterson 16.8 (2006) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Morris Peterson 4.6 (2006) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Morris Peterson 2.4 (2002) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Morris Peterson 1.3 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Morris Peterson 0.4 (2003) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Morris Peterson 6.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Morris Peterson 2.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Morris Peterson 1.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Morris Peterson 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Morris Peterson 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Morris Peterson 222 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Morris Peterson 87 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Morris Peterson 36 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Morris Peterson 20 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Morris Peterson 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Morris Peterson 33 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Morris Peterson .457 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Morris Peterson .387 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Morris Peterson .767 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Morris Peterson 9.2 (2002) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Morris Peterson 4.5 (2007) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Morris Peterson 2.2 (2002) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Morris Peterson 1.0 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Morris Peterson 0.6 (2002) 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.