Richard Anderson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Richard Anderson 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

Richard Anderson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Anderson: 1982-83 to 1989-90
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Richard Anderson 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Richard Anderson 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Richard Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Richard Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Richard Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Richard Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Richard Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Richard Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Richard Anderson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 5.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 3.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 1.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Anderson 2,260 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Richard Anderson 1,418 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Richard Anderson 611 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Richard Anderson 225 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Anderson 94 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Richard Anderson 407 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Anderson .412 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Richard Anderson .333 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Anderson .762 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 8.5 (1984) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 5.2 (1984) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 2.5 (1984) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.4 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 3.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 1.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Anderson 58 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Richard Anderson 26 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Richard Anderson 10 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Richard Anderson 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Anderson 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Richard Anderson 15 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Anderson .417 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Richard Anderson .381 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Anderson .833 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 10.7 (1988) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 4.3 (1988) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 1.3 (1989) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.3 (1989) 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.