Rod Foster vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Rod Foster 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

Rod Foster

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Foster: 1983-84 to 1985-86
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Foster 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rod Foster 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rod Foster 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rod Foster 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rod Foster 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rod Foster 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Foster 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Rod Foster 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rod Foster 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Rod Foster 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Foster 7.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 1,562 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 258 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rod Foster 479 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rod Foster 137 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rod Foster 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rod Foster 207 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .440 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .298 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .768 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 8.8 (1985) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.5 (1984) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.5 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 (1985) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Foster 2.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 1.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 49 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 16 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rod Foster 25 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rod Foster 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rod Foster 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rod Foster 19 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .266 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .882 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 6.7 (1985) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.0 (1985) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 (1985) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 1.7 (1985) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) 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.