Nigel Hayes vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Nigel Hayes 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

Nigel Hayes

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nigel Hayes: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nigel Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Nigel Hayes 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Nigel Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Nigel Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nigel Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Nigel Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nigel Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Nigel Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Nigel Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Nigel Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes 3.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes 2.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nigel Hayes 27 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Nigel Hayes 22 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Nigel Hayes 6 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Nigel Hayes 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Nigel Hayes 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Nigel Hayes 9 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nigel Hayes .333 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Nigel Hayes .250 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nigel Hayes .333 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes 3.0 (2018) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes 2.4 (2018) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.7 (2018) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.2 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.3 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Nigel Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes - 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.