Slater Martin vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Slater Martin 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

Slater Martin

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Slater Martin 5 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Slater Martin 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Slater Martin 11 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Slater Martin 7 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Slater Martin 0 * Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Slater Martin 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Slater Martin 5 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Slater Martin 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Slater Martin 0 * Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Slater Martin 0 * Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Slater Martin 9.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 3.4 * Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 4.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Slater Martin 7,337 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Slater Martin 2,302 * Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Slater Martin 3,160 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Slater Martin 745 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slater Martin .364 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Slater Martin .762 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slater Martin 13.6 (1955) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) * Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 6.2 (1956) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Slater Martin 10.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 3.4 * Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 3.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Slater Martin 924 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Slater Martin 270 * Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Slater Martin 354 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Slater Martin 92 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slater Martin .351 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Slater Martin .715 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slater Martin 18.0 (1956) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) * Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 5.0 (1956) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.