Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) 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.