Pops Mensah-Bonsu vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Pops Mensah-Bonsu 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

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pops Mensah-Bonsu: 2006-07 to 2010-11
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Pops Mensah-Bonsu 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pops Mensah-Bonsu 181 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Pops Mensah-Bonsu 180 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Pops Mensah-Bonsu 11 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 61 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .410 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .589 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.0 (2009) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.1 (2009) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.3 (2011) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.4 (2009) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.5 (2010) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - 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.