Bob Pettit
- 11 Seasons in NBA (from 1954 to 1965)
- Height: 2.06 m. / 6-9 ft.
- Weight: 93 Kg. / 205 Lbs.
- Position: F
- Age: 75 years
Personal Details
- His complete name is Robert E. Lee Pettit
- Born 1932/12/12 in Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
- Nationality United States
NBA Draft
- Picked by the Milwaukee Hawks at No. 2 of round 1 in the 1954 NBA Draft, coming from Louisiana State
NBA Career
- Milwaukee Hawks (1954-1955)
- St Louis Hawks (1955-1965)
NBA At 50
- Picked as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996 NBA at 50) li>
Hall Of Fame
- As a Player, enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame at 1971 li>
Retired Number
- Jersey number 9 was retired by Atlanta Hawks. He plays for the franchise from 1954 to 1965.
Prizes
- Named ROY (Rookie of Year) (1955) br>
- Named MVP (Most Valuable Player) NBA Regular Season (1956, 1959) br>
- Named All-NBA First Team (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) br>
- Named All-NBA Second Team (1965) br>
- Named NBA Top Scorer (1956, 1959) br>
- One time NBA leader in Rebounds (1956) br>
NBA Finals presence
- NBA Finalist at Season 1957. Celtics won Hawks 4 - 3
- Won NBA Championship at 1958. Hawks won Celtics 4 - 2
- NBA Finalist at Season 1960. Celtics won Hawks 4 - 3
- NBA Finalist at Season 1961. Celtics won Hawks 4 - 1
TOTAL- 1 NBA Championship Ring
- 3 times NBA Finalist
NBA All-Star Prizes
NBA All-Star Presences
Bob Pettit NBA Statistics
Bob Pettit NBA Career Season Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 54-55 |
mil |
72 |
2.659 |
520/1.279 |
426/567 |
994 |
229 |
258 |
1.466 |
| 55-56 |
slh |
72 |
2.794 |
646/1.507 |
557/757 |
1.164 |
189 |
202 |
1.849 |
| 56-57 |
slh |
71 |
2.491 |
613/1.477 |
529/684 |
1.037 |
133 |
181 |
1.755 |
| 57-58 |
slh |
70 |
2.528 |
581/1.418 |
557/744 |
1.216 |
157 |
222 |
1.719 |
| 58-59 |
slh |
72 |
2.873 |
719/1.640 |
667/879 |
1.182 |
221 |
200 |
2.105 |
| 59-60 |
slh |
72 |
2.896 |
669/1.526 |
544/722 |
1.221 |
257 |
204 |
1.882 |
| 60-61 |
slh |
76 |
3.027 |
769/1.720 |
582/804 |
1.540 |
262 |
217 |
2.120 |
| 61-62 |
slh |
78 |
3.282 |
867/1.928 |
695/901 |
1.459 |
289 |
296 |
2.429 |
| 62-63 |
slh |
79 |
3.090 |
778/1.746 |
685/885 |
1.191 |
245 |
282 |
2.241 |
| 63-64 |
slh |
80 |
3.296 |
791/1.708 |
608/771 |
1.224 |
259 |
300 |
2.190 |
| 64-65 |
slh |
50 |
1.754 |
396/923 |
332/405 |
621 |
128 |
167 |
1.124 |
| Total |
792 |
30.690 |
7.349/16.872 |
6.182/8.119 |
12.849 |
2.369 |
2.529 |
20.880 |
Bob Pettit NBA Career Season Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 54-55 |
mil |
72 |
36,9 |
40,7% |
75,1% |
13,8 |
3,2 |
3,6 |
20,4 |
24,8 |
| 55-56 |
slh |
72 |
38,8 |
42,9% |
73,6% |
16,2 |
2,6 |
2,8 |
25,7 |
29,7 |
| 56-57 |
slh |
71 |
35,1 |
41,5% |
77,3% |
14,6 |
1,9 |
2,5 |
24,7 |
26,8 |
| 57-58 |
slh |
70 |
36,1 |
41,0% |
74,9% |
17,4 |
2,2 |
3,2 |
24,6 |
29,5 |
| 58-59 |
slh |
72 |
39,9 |
43,8% |
75,9% |
16,4 |
3,1 |
2,8 |
29,2 |
33,0 |
| 59-60 |
slh |
72 |
40,2 |
43,8% |
75,3% |
17,0 |
3,6 |
2,8 |
26,1 |
32,3 |
| 60-61 |
slh |
76 |
39,8 |
44,7% |
72,4% |
20,3 |
3,4 |
2,9 |
27,9 |
36,2 |
| 61-62 |
slh |
78 |
42,1 |
45,0% |
77,1% |
18,7 |
3,7 |
3,8 |
31,1 |
37,3 |
| 62-63 |
slh |
79 |
39,1 |
44,6% |
77,4% |
15,1 |
3,1 |
3,6 |
28,4 |
31,8 |
| 63-64 |
slh |
80 |
41,2 |
46,3% |
78,9% |
15,3 |
3,2 |
3,8 |
27,4 |
32,4 |
| 64-65 |
slh |
50 |
35,1 |
42,9% |
82,0% |
12,4 |
2,6 |
3,3 |
22,5 |
25,5 |
| Average |
72,0 |
38,8 |
43,6% |
76,1% |
16,2 |
3,0 |
3,2 |
26,4 |
31,1 |
Bob Pettit NBA Career PlayOffs Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 55-56 |
slh |
8 |
274 |
47/128 |
59/70 |
84 |
18 |
20 |
153 |
| 56-57 |
slh |
10 |
430 |
98/237 |
102/133 |
168 |
25 |
33 |
298 |
| 57-58 |
slh |
11 |
430 |
90/230 |
86/118 |
181 |
20 |
31 |
266 |
| 58-59 |
slh |
6 |
257 |
58/137 |
51/65 |
75 |
14 |
20 |
167 |
| 59-60 |
slh |
14 |
576 |
129/292 |
107/142 |
221 |
52 |
43 |
365 |
| 60-61 |
slh |
12 |
526 |
117/284 |
109/144 |
211 |
38 |
42 |
343 |
| 62-63 |
slh |
11 |
463 |
119/259 |
112/144 |
166 |
33 |
34 |
350 |
| 63-64 |
slh |
12 |
494 |
93/226 |
66/79 |
174 |
33 |
44 |
252 |
| 64-65 |
slh |
4 |
95 |
15/41 |
16/20 |
24 |
8 |
10 |
46 |
| Total |
88 |
3.545 |
766/1.834 |
708/915 |
1.304 |
241 |
277 |
2.240 |
Bob Pettit NBA Career PlayOffs Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 55-56 |
slh |
8 |
34,3 |
36,7% |
84,3% |
10,5 |
2,3 |
2,5 |
19,1 |
20,4 |
| 56-57 |
slh |
10 |
43,0 |
41,4% |
76,7% |
16,8 |
2,5 |
3,3 |
29,8 |
32,1 |
| 57-58 |
slh |
11 |
39,1 |
39,1% |
72,9% |
16,5 |
1,8 |
2,8 |
24,2 |
26,8 |
| 58-59 |
slh |
6 |
42,8 |
42,3% |
78,5% |
12,5 |
2,3 |
3,3 |
27,8 |
27,2 |
| 59-60 |
slh |
14 |
41,1 |
44,2% |
75,4% |
15,8 |
3,7 |
3,1 |
26,1 |
31,4 |
| 60-61 |
slh |
12 |
43,8 |
41,2% |
75,7% |
17,6 |
3,2 |
3,5 |
28,6 |
32,5 |
| 62-63 |
slh |
11 |
42,1 |
45,9% |
77,8% |
15,1 |
3,0 |
3,1 |
31,8 |
34,3 |
| 63-64 |
slh |
12 |
41,2 |
41,2% |
83,5% |
14,5 |
2,8 |
3,7 |
21,0 |
26,1 |
| 64-65 |
slh |
4 |
23,8 |
36,6% |
80,0% |
6,0 |
2,0 |
2,5 |
11,5 |
12,0 |
| Average |
9,8 |
40,3 |
41,8% |
77,4% |
14,8 |
2,7 |
3,1 |
25,5 |
28,5 |
Bob Pettit NBA All-Star Statistics
Bob Pettit NBA All-Star Totals
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 54-55 |
oes |
27 |
3/14 |
2/4 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
| 55-56 |
oes |
31 |
7/17 |
6/7 |
24 |
7 |
0 |
20 |
| 56-57 |
oes |
31 |
8/18 |
5/6 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
21 |
| 57-58 |
oes |
38 |
10/21 |
8/10 |
26 |
1 |
0 |
28 |
| 58-59 |
oes |
34 |
8/21 |
9/9 |
16 |
5 |
0 |
25 |
| 59-60 |
oes |
28 |
4/15 |
3/6 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
| 60-61 |
oes |
32 |
13/22 |
3/7 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
| 61-62 |
oes |
37 |
10/20 |
5/5 |
27 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
| 62-63 |
oes |
32 |
7/16 |
11/12 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
| 63-64 |
oes |
36 |
6/15 |
7/9 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
| 64-65 |
oes |
34 |
5/14 |
3/5 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
| Total |
360 |
81/193 |
62/80 |
178 |
23 |
0 |
224 |
Bob Pettit NBA Career All-Star Averages
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 54-55 |
oes |
27,0 |
21,4% |
50,0% |
9,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
8,0 |
6,0 |
| 55-56 |
oes |
31,0 |
41,2% |
85,7% |
24,0 |
7,0 |
0,0 |
20,0 |
40,0 |
| 56-57 |
oes |
31,0 |
44,4% |
83,3% |
11,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
21,0 |
23,0 |
| 57-58 |
oes |
38,0 |
47,6% |
80,0% |
26,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
28,0 |
42,0 |
| 58-59 |
oes |
34,0 |
38,1% |
100,0% |
16,0 |
5,0 |
0,0 |
25,0 |
33,0 |
| 59-60 |
oes |
28,0 |
26,7% |
50,0% |
14,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
11,0 |
13,0 |
| 60-61 |
oes |
32,0 |
59,1% |
42,9% |
9,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
29,0 |
25,0 |
| 61-62 |
oes |
37,0 |
50,0% |
100,0% |
27,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
25,0 |
44,0 |
| 62-63 |
oes |
32,0 |
43,8% |
91,7% |
13,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
25,0 |
28,0 |
| 63-64 |
oes |
36,0 |
40,0% |
77,8% |
17,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
19,0 |
27,0 |
| 64-65 |
oes |
34,0 |
35,7% |
60,0% |
12,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
13,0 |
14,0 |
| Average |
32,7 |
42,0% |
77,5% |
16,2 |
2,1 |
0,0 |
20,4 |
26,8 |
Last Update: 2006/10/10