Shabazz Napier vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Shabazz Napier 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

Shabazz Napier

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shabazz Napier: 2014-15 to 2019-20
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shabazz Napier 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Shabazz Napier 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Shabazz Napier 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Shabazz Napier 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shabazz Napier 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Shabazz Napier 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shabazz Napier 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Shabazz Napier 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Shabazz Napier 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Shabazz Napier 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 7.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shabazz Napier 2,433 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Shabazz Napier 657 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Shabazz Napier 849 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Shabazz Napier 286 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Shabazz Napier 48 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Shabazz Napier 345 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shabazz Napier .397 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Shabazz Napier .345 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shabazz Napier .815 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 10.3 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.8 (2020) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 4.7 (2020) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.2 (2020) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.3 (2019) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 6.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shabazz Napier 62 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Shabazz Napier 13 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Shabazz Napier 17 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Shabazz Napier 6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Shabazz Napier 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Shabazz Napier 9 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shabazz Napier .488 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Shabazz Napier .400 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shabazz Napier .778 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 8.0 (2019) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.3 (2019) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 3.7 (2019) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.5 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.0 (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.