Sam Cassell vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Cassell 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Cassell 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Sam Cassell 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Sam Cassell 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Sam Cassell 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.