Walter Palmer vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Walter Palmer 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

Walter Palmer

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walter Palmer: 1990-91 to 1992-93
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walter Palmer 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Walter Palmer 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Walter Palmer 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Walter Palmer 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Walter Palmer 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Walter Palmer 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walter Palmer 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Walter Palmer 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Walter Palmer 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Walter Palmer 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walter Palmer 2.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Walter Palmer 1.4 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Walter Palmer 0.2 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Walter Palmer 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walter Palmer 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter Palmer 100 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Walter Palmer 65 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Walter Palmer 11 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Walter Palmer 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Walter Palmer 9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Walter Palmer 48 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter Palmer .412 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Walter Palmer .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter Palmer .667 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter Palmer 3.0 (1993) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Walter Palmer 2.2 (1993) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Walter Palmer 0.3 (1993) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Walter Palmer 0.1 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walter Palmer 0.3 (1993) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walter Palmer 1.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Walter Palmer 0.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Walter Palmer 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Walter Palmer 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walter Palmer 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter Palmer 2 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Walter Palmer 1 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Walter Palmer 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Walter Palmer 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Walter Palmer 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Walter Palmer 2 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter Palmer .250 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Walter Palmer - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter Palmer - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter Palmer 1.0 (1991) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Walter Palmer 0.5 (1991) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Walter Palmer 0.0 (1991) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Walter Palmer 0.0 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walter Palmer 0.0 (1991) 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.