Norm Nixon vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Norm Nixon 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

Norm Nixon

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Nixon 2 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Norm Nixon 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Norm Nixon 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Norm Nixon 2 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Norm Nixon 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Norm Nixon 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norm Nixon 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Norm Nixon 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Norm Nixon 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Norm Nixon 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 15.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 2.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 8.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Nixon 12,065 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Norm Nixon 1,991 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Norm Nixon 6,386 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Norm Nixon 1,187 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Norm Nixon 71 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Norm Nixon 768 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Nixon .483 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Norm Nixon .294 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Nixon .772 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 17.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 8.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Nixon 1,027 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Norm Nixon 195 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Norm Nixon 465 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Norm Nixon 89 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Norm Nixon 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Norm Nixon 58 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Nixon .478 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Norm Nixon .333 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Nixon .763 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.