Sam Perkins vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Perkins: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Perkins 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Sam Perkins 17 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Sam Perkins 15 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Sam Perkins 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Perkins 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Perkins 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Sam Perkins 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Sam Perkins 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Sam Perkins 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 6.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 15,324 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 7,666 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Sam Perkins 1,975 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Sam Perkins 1,105 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 933 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Perkins 1,286 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .459 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Sam Perkins .362 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .811 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 16.5 (1992) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 8.8 (1992) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 2.3 (1990) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.4 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 1.2 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 5.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 1,861 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 936 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Sam Perkins 246 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Sam Perkins 118 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 126 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Perkins 167 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .444 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .785 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 18.8 (1985) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 12.8 (1985) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 3.3 (1995) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 1.4 (1991) 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.