Rudy Gobert vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Rudy Gobert 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

Rudy Gobert

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gobert: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gobert 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gobert 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rudy Gobert 8 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rudy Gobert 3 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rudy Gobert 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gobert 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gobert 4 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy Gobert 6 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gobert 6 Bob Pettit 0

Defensive Player of The Year Rudy Gobert 3 Bob Pettit 0 *

Scoring Leader Rudy Gobert 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rudy Gobert 1 Bob Pettit 1

Blocks Leader Rudy Gobert 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rudy Gobert 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gobert 12.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gobert 11.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rudy Gobert 1.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gobert 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gobert 2.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gobert 9,592 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rudy Gobert 8,915 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rudy Gobert 996 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rudy Gobert 520 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gobert 1,614 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gobert 757 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gobert .655 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gobert .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gobert .639 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gobert 15.9 (2019) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gobert 14.7 (2022) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gobert 2.0 (2019) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gobert 0.8 (2019) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gobert 2.7 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gobert 13.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gobert 11.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gobert 1.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gobert 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gobert 1.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gobert 764 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rudy Gobert 638 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rudy Gobert 63 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rudy Gobert 38 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gobert 95 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gobert 56 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gobert .660 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gobert .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gobert .617 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gobert 16.9 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gobert 13.2 (2022) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gobert 2.0 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gobert 1.5 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gobert 2.6 (2019) 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.