Tom Burleson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Tom Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Tom Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Burleson 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.