Rick Carlisle vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.