Sidney Moncrief vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Sidney Moncrief 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

Sidney Moncrief

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sidney Moncrief: 1979-80 to 1990-91
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sidney Moncrief 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Sidney Moncrief 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Sidney Moncrief 11 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Sidney Moncrief 5 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sidney Moncrief 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Sidney Moncrief 1 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sidney Moncrief 5 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Sidney Moncrief 4 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sidney Moncrief 5 Bob Pettit 0

Defensive Player of The Year Sidney Moncrief 2 * Bob Pettit 0 *

Scoring Leader Sidney Moncrief 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Sidney Moncrief 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Sidney Moncrief 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sidney Moncrief 15.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Sidney Moncrief 4.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Sidney Moncrief 3.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Sidney Moncrief 1.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sidney Moncrief 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sidney Moncrief 11,931 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Sidney Moncrief 3,575 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Sidney Moncrief 2,793 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Sidney Moncrief 924 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sidney Moncrief 228 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sidney Moncrief 767 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sidney Moncrief .502 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Sidney Moncrief .284 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sidney Moncrief .831 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sidney Moncrief 22.5 (1983) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sidney Moncrief 6.7 (1984) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sidney Moncrief 5.2 (1985) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Sidney Moncrief 1.7 (1982) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sidney Moncrief 0.5 (1985) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sidney Moncrief 16.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Sidney Moncrief 5.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Sidney Moncrief 3.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Sidney Moncrief 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sidney Moncrief 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sidney Moncrief 1,487 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Sidney Moncrief 469 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Sidney Moncrief 317 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Sidney Moncrief 106 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sidney Moncrief 36 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sidney Moncrief 93 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sidney Moncrief .475 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Sidney Moncrief .293 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sidney Moncrief .811 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sidney Moncrief 23.0 (1985) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Sidney Moncrief 6.9 (1984) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sidney Moncrief 5.2 (1988) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Sidney Moncrief 2.0 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sidney Moncrief 0.6 (1984) 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.