Troy Murphy vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Troy Murphy 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

Troy Murphy

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Troy Murphy: 2001-02 to 2012-13
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Troy Murphy 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Troy Murphy 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Troy Murphy 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Troy Murphy 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Troy Murphy 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Troy Murphy 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Troy Murphy 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Troy Murphy 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Troy Murphy 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Troy Murphy 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Troy Murphy 10.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Troy Murphy 7.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Troy Murphy 1.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Troy Murphy 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Troy Murphy 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Troy Murphy 7,860 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Troy Murphy 5,708 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Troy Murphy 1,088 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Troy Murphy 478 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Troy Murphy 294 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Troy Murphy 729 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Troy Murphy .445 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Troy Murphy .388 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Troy Murphy .785 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Troy Murphy 15.4 (2005) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Troy Murphy 11.8 (2009) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Troy Murphy 2.4 (2009) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Troy Murphy 1.0 (2010) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Troy Murphy 0.6 (2007) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Troy Murphy 0.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Troy Murphy 0.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Troy Murphy 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Troy Murphy 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Troy Murphy 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Troy Murphy 3 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Troy Murphy 4 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Troy Murphy 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Troy Murphy 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Troy Murphy 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Troy Murphy 5 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Troy Murphy 1.000 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Troy Murphy 1.000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Troy Murphy - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Troy Murphy 0.8 (2012) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Troy Murphy 1.0 (2011) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Troy Murphy 0.0 (2012) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Troy Murphy 0.0 (2012) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Troy Murphy 0.0 (2012) 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.