Tom Kozelko vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Kozelko: 1973-74 to 1975-76
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Kozelko 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Tom Kozelko 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Tom Kozelko 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Tom Kozelko 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Kozelko 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Kozelko 0 Bob Pettit 10

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

Scoring Leader Tom Kozelko 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Tom Kozelko 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Kozelko 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Kozelko 2.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kozelko 1.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Kozelko 407 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Tom Kozelko 346 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Tom Kozelko 99 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Tom Kozelko 68 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Kozelko 16 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tom Kozelko 189 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Kozelko .419 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Kozelko .745 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Kozelko 2.9 (1974) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kozelko 2.5 (1974) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.6 (1975) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.4 (1974) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.1 (1974) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Kozelko 1.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Kozelko 39 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Tom Kozelko 17 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Tom Kozelko 2 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Tom Kozelko 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Kozelko 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tom Kozelko 25 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Kozelko .600 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Kozelko .818 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Kozelko 3.3 (1974) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kozelko 1.1 (1974) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.1 (1974) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.0 (1976) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.2 (1976) 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.