Rusty LaRue vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Rusty LaRue 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

Rusty LaRue

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rusty LaRue 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rusty LaRue 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rusty LaRue 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rusty LaRue 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rusty LaRue 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rusty LaRue 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rusty LaRue 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Rusty LaRue 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rusty LaRue 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Rusty LaRue 0 Bob Pettit 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 486 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 126 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 152 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 62 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rusty LaRue 98 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .376 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .318 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .841 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 20 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 6 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 6 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rusty LaRue 4 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .375 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .400 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .600 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002) 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.