Sam Bowie vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Sam Bowie 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

Sam Bowie

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Bowie: 1984-85 to 1994-95
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Bowie 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Sam Bowie 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Sam Bowie 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Sam Bowie 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Bowie 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Bowie 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Bowie 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Sam Bowie 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Sam Bowie 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Sam Bowie 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 7.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 5,564 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 3,845 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Sam Bowie 1,075 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Sam Bowie 263 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 909 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Bowie 511 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .452 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .302 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .748 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 16.0 (1987) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 10.1 (1990) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.8 (1985) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.7 (1985) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.7 (1985) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 5.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 5.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 1.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 165 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 160 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Sam Bowie 38 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Sam Bowie 14 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 41 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Bowie 29 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .403 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .500 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .673 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.3 (1989) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 8.4 (1985) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1985) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 2.0 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (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.