Sonny Hertzberg vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Sonny Hertzberg 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

Sonny Hertzberg

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Hertzberg 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Sonny Hertzberg 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Sonny Hertzberg 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Sonny Hertzberg 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Sonny Hertzberg 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Hertzberg 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Sonny Hertzberg 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Sonny Hertzberg 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 Sonny Hertzberg 8.7 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 * Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 2,563 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 260 * Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 618 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 293 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .299 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .792 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) * Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 9.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 * Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 164 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 2 * Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 35 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 18 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .294 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .833 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) * Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - 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.