Steve Hayes vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Steve Hayes 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

Steve Hayes

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Hayes: 1981-82 to 1985-86
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Steve Hayes 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Steve Hayes 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Steve Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Steve Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Steve Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Steve Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 2.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 545 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 526 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Steve Hayes 85 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Steve Hayes 32 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 102 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Steve Hayes 212 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes .482 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes .500 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 4.0 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 3.6 (1983) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.8 (1982) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.3 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.6 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 2 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 1 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Steve Hayes 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Steve Hayes 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Steve Hayes 1 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes 1.000 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 (1986) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 (1986) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) 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.