Bill Ligon vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Bill Ligon 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

Bill Ligon

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Ligon: 1974-75 to 1974-75
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Ligon 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bill Ligon 1 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bill Ligon 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bill Ligon 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Ligon 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Ligon 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Ligon 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Bill Ligon 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bill Ligon 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Ligon 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Ligon 3.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Ligon 0.7 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bill Ligon 0.7 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Ligon 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Ligon 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Ligon 126 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bill Ligon 26 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bill Ligon 25 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bill Ligon 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Ligon 9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Ligon 38 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Ligon .385 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bill Ligon - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Ligon .640 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Ligon 3.3 (1975) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Ligon 0.7 (1975) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Ligon 0.7 (1975) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bill Ligon 0.2 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Ligon 0.2 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Ligon 1.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Ligon 2 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bill Ligon 0 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bill Ligon 0 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bill Ligon 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Ligon 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Ligon 2 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Ligon 1.000 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bill Ligon - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Ligon - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Ligon 1.0 (1975) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975) 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.