Maurice Lucas vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Maurice Lucas 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

Maurice Lucas

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Maurice Lucas: 1976-77 to 1987-88
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maurice Lucas 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Maurice Lucas 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Maurice Lucas 9 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Maurice Lucas 4 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Maurice Lucas 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Maurice Lucas 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Lucas 1 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Maurice Lucas 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Lucas 2 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Maurice Lucas 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Maurice Lucas 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Maurice Lucas 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Lucas 14.4 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Lucas 8.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Maurice Lucas 2.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Maurice Lucas 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Lucas 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Lucas 12,339 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Maurice Lucas 7,520 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Maurice Lucas 1,987 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Maurice Lucas 639 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Maurice Lucas 538 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Maurice Lucas 855 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Lucas .473 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Maurice Lucas .111 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Lucas .763 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Lucas 20.4 (1979) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Lucas 11.4 (1977) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Maurice Lucas 3.3 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Maurice Lucas 1.1 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Lucas 1.2 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Lucas 14.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Lucas 8.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Maurice Lucas 2.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Maurice Lucas 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Lucas 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Lucas 1,159 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Maurice Lucas 690 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Maurice Lucas 225 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Maurice Lucas 71 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Maurice Lucas 46 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Maurice Lucas 82 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Lucas .484 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Maurice Lucas .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Lucas .744 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Lucas 21.2 (1977) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Lucas 12.5 (1978) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Maurice Lucas 6.0 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Maurice Lucas 1.5 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Lucas 1.2 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.