Bob Pettit
PF · STL
Seasons 1954-55–1964-65 · 11 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1932
★ Hall of Fame★ 2× MVP★ Rookie of the Year★ 2× Scoring champion11× All-Star11× All-NBA
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Player info
| Position | PF |
|---|---|
| Number | #9 |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 205 lb |
| Born | 1932-12-12 |
| College | LSU |
| Drafted | 1954 · Round 1, Pick 2 · MLH |
| Seasons | 1954-55–1964-65 (11) |
Career averages
26.4 PPG, 16.2 RPG, 3.0 APG · 792 games · .436 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | MLH | 22 | 72 | 36.9 | .407 | — | .751 | 13.8 | 3.2 | — | — | 20.4 | 24.9 | .480 |
| 1955-56 | STL | 23 | 72 | 38.8 | .429 | — | .736 | 16.2 | 2.6 | — | — | 25.7 | 27.4 | .502 |
| 1956-57 | STL | 24 | 71 | 35.1 | .415 | — | .773 | 14.6 | 1.9 | — | — | 24.7 | 28.3 | .494 |
| 1957-58 | STL | 25 | 70 | 36.1 | .410 | — | .749 | 17.4 | 2.2 | — | — | 24.6 | 26.3 | .492 |
| 1958-59 | STL | 26 | 72 | 39.9 | .438 | — | .759 | 16.4 | 3.1 | — | — | 29.2 | 28.2 | .519 |
| 1959-60 | STL | 27 | 72 | 40.2 | .438 | — | .753 | 17.0 | 3.6 | — | — | 26.1 | 23.8 | .510 |
| 1960-61 | STL | 28 | 76 | 39.8 | .447 | — | .724 | 20.3 | 3.4 | — | — | 27.9 | 25.2 | .511 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 29 | 78 | 42.1 | .450 | — | .771 | 18.7 | 3.7 | — | — | 31.1 | 24.5 | .522 |
| 1962-63 | STL | 30 | 79 | 39.1 | .446 | — | .774 | 15.1 | 3.1 | — | — | 28.4 | 25.0 | .525 |
| 1963-64 | STL | 31 | 80 | 41.2 | .463 | — | .789 | 15.3 | 3.2 | — | — | 27.4 | 23.6 | .535 |
| 1964-65 | STL | 32 | 50 | 35.1 | .429 | — | .820 | 12.4 | 2.6 | — | — | 22.5 | 22.6 | .510 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | MLH | 72 | — | 2,659 | 520 | 1,279 | .407 | — | — | 426 | 567 | 994 | 229 | — | — | — | 1,466 |
| 1955-56 | STL | 72 | — | 2,794 | 646 | 1,507 | .429 | — | — | 557 | 757 | 1164 | 189 | — | — | — | 1,849 |
| 1956-57 | STL | 71 | — | 2,491 | 613 | 1,477 | .415 | — | — | 529 | 684 | 1037 | 133 | — | — | — | 1,755 |
| 1957-58 | STL | 70 | — | 2,528 | 581 | 1,418 | .410 | — | — | 557 | 744 | 1216 | 157 | — | — | — | 1,719 |
| 1958-59 | STL | 72 | — | 2,873 | 719 | 1,640 | .438 | — | — | 667 | 879 | 1182 | 221 | — | — | — | 2,105 |
| 1959-60 | STL | 72 | — | 2,896 | 669 | 1,526 | .438 | — | — | 544 | 722 | 1221 | 257 | — | — | — | 1,882 |
| 1960-61 | STL | 76 | — | 3,027 | 769 | 1,720 | .447 | — | — | 582 | 804 | 1540 | 262 | — | — | — | 2,120 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 78 | — | 3,282 | 867 | 1,928 | .450 | — | — | 695 | 901 | 1459 | 289 | — | — | — | 2,429 |
| 1962-63 | STL | 79 | — | 3,090 | 778 | 1,746 | .446 | — | — | 685 | 885 | 1191 | 245 | — | — | — | 2,241 |
| 1963-64 | STL | 80 | — | 3,296 | 791 | 1,708 | .463 | — | — | 608 | 771 | 1224 | 259 | — | — | — | 2,190 |
| 1964-65 | STL | 50 | — | 1,754 | 396 | 923 | .429 | — | — | 332 | 405 | 621 | 128 | — | — | — | 1,124 |
| Career | 792 | — | — | 7,349 | 16,872 | .436 | 0 | 0 | 6182 | 8119 | 12849 | 2369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,880 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | MLH | 72 | 36.9 | 7.0 | 17.3 | .407 | — | — | 5.8 | 7.7 | 13.5 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 19.8 |
| 1955-56 | STL | 72 | 38.8 | 8.3 | 19.4 | .429 | — | — | 7.2 | 9.8 | 15.0 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 23.8 |
| 1956-57 | STL | 71 | 35.1 | 8.9 | 21.3 | .415 | — | — | 7.6 | 9.9 | 15.0 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 25.4 |
| 1957-58 | STL | 70 | 36.1 | 8.3 | 20.2 | .410 | — | — | 7.9 | 10.6 | 17.3 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 24.5 |
| 1958-59 | STL | 72 | 39.9 | 9.0 | 20.5 | .438 | — | — | 8.4 | 11.0 | 14.8 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 26.4 |
| 1959-60 | STL | 72 | 40.2 | 8.3 | 19.0 | .438 | — | — | 6.8 | 9.0 | 15.2 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 23.4 |
| 1960-61 | STL | 76 | 39.8 | 9.1 | 20.5 | .447 | — | — | 6.9 | 9.6 | 18.3 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 25.2 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 78 | 42.1 | 9.5 | 21.1 | .450 | — | — | 7.6 | 9.9 | 16.0 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 26.6 |
| 1962-63 | STL | 79 | 39.1 | 9.1 | 20.3 | .446 | — | — | 8.0 | 10.3 | 13.9 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 26.1 |
| 1963-64 | STL | 80 | 41.2 | 8.6 | 18.7 | .463 | — | — | 6.6 | 8.4 | 13.4 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 23.9 |
| 1964-65 | STL | 50 | 35.1 | 8.1 | 18.9 | .429 | — | — | 6.8 | 8.3 | 12.7 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 23.1 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | MLH | 72 | 2,659 | 24.9 | .480 | — | 6.1 | 4.6 | 10.7 | .194 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | STL | 72 | 2,794 | 27.4 | .502 | — | 8.9 | 4.8 | 13.8 | .236 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | STL | 71 | 2,491 | 28.3 | .494 | — | 8.4 | 3.2 | 11.6 | .224 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | STL | 70 | 2,528 | 26.3 | .492 | — | 7.7 | 3.4 | 11.0 | .209 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | STL | 72 | 2,873 | 28.2 | .519 | — | 11.3 | 3.5 | 14.8 | .246 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | STL | 72 | 2,896 | 23.8 | .510 | — | 8.4 | 3.2 | 11.5 | .191 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | STL | 76 | 3,027 | 25.2 | .511 | — | 8.4 | 6.5 | 14.9 | .237 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | STL | 78 | 3,282 | 24.5 | .522 | — | 9.6 | 1.9 | 11.5 | .168 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | STL | 79 | 3,090 | 25.0 | .525 | — | 8.5 | 5.8 | 14.3 | .222 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | STL | 80 | 3,296 | 23.6 | .535 | — | 10.1 | 4.8 | 14.9 | .217 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | STL | 50 | 1,754 | 22.6 | .510 | — | 4.3 | 2.7 | 7.1 | .193 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 792 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136.1 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | 8 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .405 | — | .520 |
| 1956-57 | 10 | 39.9 | 29.8 | 16.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .414 | — | .503 |
| 1957-58 | 11 | 21.6 | 24.2 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .391 | — | .473 |
| 1958-59 | 6 | 6.3 | 27.8 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .423 | — | .504 |
| 1959-60 | 14 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 15.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .442 | — | .515 |
| 1960-61 | 12 | 43.8 | 28.6 | 17.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .412 | — | .494 |
| 1962-63 | 11 | 42.1 | 31.8 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .459 | — | .543 |
| 1963-64 | 12 | 42.0 | 21.0 | 14.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .412 | — | .483 |
| 1964-65 | 4 | 23.8 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .366 | — | .462 |
| Career | 88 | 29.9 | 25.5 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .420 | — | .503 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 399 | 27.2 | 14.7 | 1.2 | 302–97 |
| Away | 396 | 25.5 | 11.7 | 1.0 | 126–270 |
| In wins | 428 | 27.6 | 14.2 | 1.2 | 428–0 |
| In losses | 367 | 24.8 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 0–367 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS Boston Celtics | 91 | 27.6 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 30–61 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 126 | 25.5 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 72–54 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 104 | 26.4 | 15.9 | 2.5 | 53–51 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 128 | 26.3 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 73–55 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 94 | 25.1 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 56–38 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 17 | 27.6 | 15.2 | 2.6 | 10–7 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Bob Pettit's career stats?
Bob Pettit has averaged 26.4 PPG, 16.2 RPG, 3.0 APG over 11 seasons (1954-55–1964-65).
How tall is Bob Pettit?
Bob Pettit is 6-9 (205 lb).
When was Bob Pettit drafted?
Bob Pettit was drafted in 1954, round 1, pick 2.