Paul McPherson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Paul McPherson 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

Paul McPherson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul McPherson: 2000-01 to 2000-01
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul McPherson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Paul McPherson 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Paul McPherson 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Paul McPherson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Paul McPherson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Paul McPherson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul McPherson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Paul McPherson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Paul McPherson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Paul McPherson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul McPherson 4.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul McPherson 1.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Paul McPherson 0.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Paul McPherson 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul McPherson 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul McPherson 262 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Paul McPherson 79 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Paul McPherson 38 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Paul McPherson 25 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul McPherson 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Paul McPherson 55 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul McPherson .505 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Paul McPherson .167 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul McPherson .724 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul McPherson 4.8 (2001) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Paul McPherson 1.4 (2001) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Paul McPherson 0.7 (2001) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Paul McPherson 0.5 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul McPherson 0.1 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Paul McPherson 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Paul McPherson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul McPherson - 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.