Shaquille O'Neal vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Bob Pettit 2 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Shaquille O'Neal 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.