Bob Pettit vs Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain leads 6 of 6 career categories against Bob Pettit, including scoring (30.1 PPG) and rebounding (22.8 RPG). Head to head they met 63 times, 7 of them in the playoffs, with Bob Pettit winning the series 36–27.
Bob Pettit trails in every compared category here.
The case for Wilt Chamberlain: scoring (30.1 PPG), rebounding (22.8 RPG), playmaking (4.4 APG), and 3 more.
PPG
26.330.1
RPG
13.222.8
APG
1.14.4
TS%
51.7%54.7%
games played
7951045
MVPs / All-Star nods
2 MVP · 11 All-NBA · 11 AS4 MVP · 1 FMVP · 10 All-NBA · 13 AS
Head to Head
| Bob Pettit | Wilt Chamberlain | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 36–27 | |
| Meetings | 63 (7 playoff) | |
| PPG | 27.3 | 37.1 |
| RPG | 17.7 | 23.1 |
| APG | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| First meeting | 1959-60 | |
| Last meeting | 1964-65 | |
Per Game
| Bob Pettit | Wilt Chamberlain | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 795 | 1045 |
| MIN | 17.0 | 43.8 |
| PTS | 26.3 | 30.1 |
| REB | 13.2 | 22.8 |
| AST | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| FG% | 44.4 | 53.9 |
| FT% | 76.3 | 51.1 |
Advanced
| Bob Pettit | Wilt Chamberlain | |
|---|---|---|
| TS% | 51.7 | 54.7 |
Accolades
| Bob Pettit | Wilt Chamberlain | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 2 | 4 |
| All-NBA | 11 | 10 |
| All-Star | 11 | 13 |
| All-Star MVP | 4 | 1 |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 1 |
| All-Defensive | — | 2 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9893
Efficiency4455
Playmaking6792
Rebounding96100
Defense00
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