Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Bob Pettit 1

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 18.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 334 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 86 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 20 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 18 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .455 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .405 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .831 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.6 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.6 (2024) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.8 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2024) 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.