Rodney McGruder vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Rodney McGruder 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

Rodney McGruder

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney McGruder: 2016-17 to 2022-23
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney McGruder 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rodney McGruder 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rodney McGruder 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rodney McGruder 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rodney McGruder 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rodney McGruder 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rodney McGruder 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Rodney McGruder 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rodney McGruder 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Rodney McGruder 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 5.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 2.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney McGruder 1,825 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rodney McGruder 884 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rodney McGruder 381 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rodney McGruder 161 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rodney McGruder 50 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rodney McGruder 317 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney McGruder .420 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rodney McGruder .360 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney McGruder .672 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 7.6 (2019) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 3.6 (2019) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.7 (2019) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.6 (2017) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 (2017) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney McGruder 10 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rodney McGruder 8 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rodney McGruder 2 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rodney McGruder 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rodney McGruder 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rodney McGruder 9 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney McGruder .444 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rodney McGruder .400 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney McGruder - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.6 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.0 (2018) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.4 (2020) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020) 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.