Nemanja Bjelica vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Nemanja Bjelica 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

Nemanja Bjelica

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nemanja Bjelica: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nemanja Bjelica 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Nemanja Bjelica 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Nemanja Bjelica 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Nemanja Bjelica 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nemanja Bjelica 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Nemanja Bjelica 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Nemanja Bjelica 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Nemanja Bjelica 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 7.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 4.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 3,412 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 2,051 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 825 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 288 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 184 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 449 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .466 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .384 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .759 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 11.5 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 6.4 (2020) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.8 (2020) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.9 (2020) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.7 (2019) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.3 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 84 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 51 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 22 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 22 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .492 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .478 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .650 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 9.0 (2021) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.0 (2018) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.1 (2022) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.5 (2021) 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.