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Bob Pettit

Career (regular season)

GP
792
PTS
26.4
REB
16.2
AST
3.0

Personal details

Position
Forward
Height and weight
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) · 93 kg (205 lb)
Born
December 12, 1932 (age 93)
Country
United States
School / club
Louisiana State
Draft
1954: round 1, pick 2
NBA career
1954-1964 · 11 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1954-55 MIH 72 1,466 994 229 2,659 — — — 40.7 — 75.1
1955-56 STL 72 1,849 1,164 189 2,794 — — — 42.9 — 73.6
1956-57 STL 71 1,755 1,037 133 2,491 — — — 41.5 — 77.3
1957-58 STL 70 1,719 1,216 157 2,528 — — — 41.0 — 74.9
1958-59 STL 72 2,105 1,182 221 2,873 — — — 43.8 — 75.9
1959-60 STL 72 1,882 1,221 257 2,896 — — — 43.8 — 75.3
1960-61 STL 76 2,120 1,540 262 3,027 — — — 44.7 — 72.4
1961-62 STL 78 2,429 1,459 289 3,282 — — — 45.0 — 77.1
1962-63 STL 79 2,241 1,191 245 3,090 — — — 44.6 — 77.4
1963-64 STL 80 2,190 1,224 259 3,296 — — — 46.3 — 78.9
1964-65 STL 50 1,124 621 128 1,754 — — — 42.9 — 82.0
Career 792 20,880 12,849 2,369 30,690 — — — 43.6 — 76.1

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1955-56 STL 8 153 84 18 274 — — — 36.7 — 84.3
1956-57 STL 10 298 168 25 430 — — — 41.4 — 76.7
1957-58 STL 11 266 181 20 430 — — — 39.1 — 72.9
1958-59 STL 6 167 75 14 257 — — — 42.3 — 78.5
1959-60 STL 14 365 221 52 576 — — — 44.2 — 75.4
1960-61 STL 12 343 211 38 526 — — — 41.2 — 75.7
1962-63 STL 11 350 166 33 463 — — — 45.9 — 77.8
1963-64 STL 12 252 174 33 494 — — — 41.2 — 83.5
1964-65 STL 4 46 24 8 95 — — — 36.6 — 80.0
Career 88 2,240 1,304 241 3,545 — — — 41.8 — 77.4

Awards and titles

  • Hall of Fame: 1971 (as a player)
  • NBA champion: 1957-58
  • Most Valuable Player (2): 1955-56, 1958-59
  • Rookie of the Year: 1954-55
  • All-Star Game MVP (4): 1955-56, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1961-62
  • All-NBA First Team (10): 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64
  • All-NBA Second Team: 1964-65
  • 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996): 1996-97
  • Scoring leader (2): 1955-56, 1958-59
  • Rebounding leader: 1955-56
  • All-Star (11): 1955, 1956, 1957 (starter), 1958 (starter), 1959 (starter), 1960 (starter), 1961 (starter), 1962 (starter), 1963 (starter), 1964 (starter), 1965 (starter)

Retired number

  • Atlanta Hawks: No. 9 (1954-1965 with the team)

Draft

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