Tim Kempton vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Tim Kempton 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

Tim Kempton

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Kempton: 1986-87 to 1997-98
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Kempton 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Tim Kempton 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Tim Kempton 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Tim Kempton 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Kempton 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Kempton 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Kempton 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Tim Kempton 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Tim Kempton 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Tim Kempton 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Kempton 4.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Kempton 2.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Tim Kempton 1.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Tim Kempton 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Kempton 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Kempton 1,259 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Tim Kempton 795 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Tim Kempton 307 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Tim Kempton 121 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Kempton 44 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tim Kempton 280 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Kempton .481 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Tim Kempton .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Kempton .677 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Kempton 6.1 (1989) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Kempton 3.8 (1989) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tim Kempton 1.7 (1990) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tim Kempton 0.6 (1987) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Kempton 0.3 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Kempton 7.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Kempton 3.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Tim Kempton 2.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Tim Kempton 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Kempton 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Kempton 44 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Tim Kempton 21 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Tim Kempton 12 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Tim Kempton 3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Kempton 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tim Kempton 6 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Kempton .500 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Tim Kempton - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Kempton 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Kempton 8.7 (1994) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Kempton 5.3 (1994) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tim Kempton 2.7 (1994) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Tim Kempton 1.0 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Kempton 0.0 (1994) 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.