Thomas Gardner vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Thomas Gardner 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

Thomas Gardner

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Gardner 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Thomas Gardner 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Thomas Gardner 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Thomas Gardner 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Thomas Gardner 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Thomas Gardner 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Gardner 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Thomas Gardner 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Thomas Gardner 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Thomas Gardner 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 2.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 45 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 11 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 3 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Thomas Gardner 20 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .305 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .200 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner .333 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 14 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 2 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 2 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Thomas Gardner 3 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .385 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .500 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009) 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.