Bob Pettit FC

Born: Dec 12, 1932 (91 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-9 (206cm)     Weight: 205 (93kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1954 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 2, Milwaukee Hawks

Pre-Draft Team: LSU (Sr)

High School: Baton Rouge Magnet High School [Baton Rouge, Louisiana]

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NBA

11 Years Of Service - NBA's Top 50, NBA's Top 75, Hall of Fame Player, NBA Champion, 2x MVP, 10x All-NBA 1st, ROY, 11x All-Star, #9 retired by ATL

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1954-55 ☆ MIL 72 - 36.9 20.36 7.22 17.76 .407 - - - 5.92 7.88 .751 - - 13.81 3.18 - - - 3.58
1955-56 ★ STH 72 - 38.8 25.68 8.97 20.93 .429 - - - 7.74 10.51 .736 - - 16.17 2.62 - - - 2.81
1956-57 ☆ STH 71 - 35.1 24.72 8.63 20.80 .415 - - - 7.45 9.63 .773 - - 14.61 1.87 - - - 2.55
1957-58 ☆ STH 70 - 36.1 24.56 8.30 20.26 .410 - - - 7.96 10.63 .749 - - 17.37 2.24 - - - 3.17
1958-59 ★ STH 72 - 39.9 29.24 9.99 22.78 .438 - - - 9.26 12.21 .759 - - 16.42 3.07 - - - 2.78
1959-60 ☆ STH 72 - 40.2 26.14 9.29 21.19 .438 - - - 7.56 10.03 .753 - - 16.96 3.57 - - - 2.83
1960-61 ☆ STH 76 - 39.8 27.89 10.12 22.63 .447 - - - 7.66 10.58 .724 - - 20.26 3.45 - - - 2.86
1961-62 ☆ STH 78 - 42.1 31.14 11.12 24.72 .450 - - - 8.91 11.55 .771 - - 18.71 3.71 - - - 3.79
1962-63 ☆ STH 79 - 39.1 28.37 9.85 22.10 .446 - - - 8.67 11.20 .774 - - 15.08 3.10 - - - 3.57
1963-64 ☆ STH 80 - 41.2 27.38 9.89 21.35 .463 - - - 7.60 9.64 .789 - - 15.30 3.24 - - - 3.75
1964-65 ☆ STH 50 - 35.1 22.48 7.92 18.46 .429 - - - 6.64 8.10 .820 - - 12.42 2.56 - - - 3.34
CAREER   792 - 38.8 26.36 9.28 21.30 .436 - - - 7.81 10.25 .761 - - 16.22 2.99 - - - 3.19

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1954-55 ☆ MIL 72 - 2,659 1,466 520 1,279 .407 - - - 426 567 .751 - - 994 229 - - - 258
1955-56 ★ STH 72 - 2,794 1,849 646 1,507 .429 - - - 557 757 .736 - - 1,164 189 - - - 202
1956-57 ☆ STH 71 - 2,491 1,755 613 1,477 .415 - - - 529 684 .773 - - 1,037 133 - - - 181
1957-58 ☆ STH 70 - 2,528 1,719 581 1,418 .410 - - - 557 744 .749 - - 1,216 157 - - - 222
1958-59 ★ STH 72 - 2,873 2,105 719 1,640 .438 - - - 667 879 .759 - - 1,182 221 - - - 200
1959-60 ☆ STH 72 - 2,896 1,882 669 1,526 .438 - - - 544 722 .753 - - 1,221 257 - - - 204
1960-61 ☆ STH 76 - 3,027 2,120 769 1,720 .447 - - - 582 804 .724 - - 1,540 262 - - - 217
1961-62 ☆ STH 78 - 3,282 2,429 867 1,928 .450 - - - 695 901 .771 - - 1,459 289 - - - 296
1962-63 ☆ STH 79 - 3,090 2,241 778 1,746 .446 - - - 685 885 .774 - - 1,191 245 - - - 282
1963-64 ☆ STH 80 - 3,296 2,190 791 1,708 .463 - - - 608 771 .789 - - 1,224 259 - - - 300
1964-65 ☆ STH 50 - 1,754 1,124 396 923 .429 - - - 332 405 .820 - - 621 128 - - - 167
CAREER   792 - 30,690 20,880 7,349 16,872 .436 - - - 6,182 8,119 .761 - - 12,849 2,369 - - - 2,529

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1954-55 ☆ MIL 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 - - 0.44 26 46 .361 6.10 4.60 10.70
1955-56 ★ STH 72 - 0 0 6 0 0 0 .333 - - 0.50 33 39 .458 8.90 4.80 13.80
1956-57 ☆ STH 71 - 0 0 5 0 0 0 .292 - - 0.46 33 38 .465 8.40 3.20 11.60
1957-58 ☆ STH 70 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .266 - - 0.52 39 31 .557 7.70 3.40 11.00
1958-59 ★ STH 72 - 0 0 6 0 0 0 .327 - - 0.54 49 23 .681 11.30 3.50 14.80
1959-60 ☆ STH 72 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .291 - - 0.47 44 28 .611 8.40 3.20 11.50
1960-61 ☆ STH 76 - 0 0 7 0 0 0 .285 - - 0.47 49 27 .645 8.40 6.50 14.90
1961-62 ☆ STH 78 - 0 0 10 0 0 0 .317 - - 0.47 29 49 .372 9.60 1.90 11.50
1962-63 ☆ STH 79 - 0 0 5 0 0 0 .305 - - 0.51 48 30 .615 8.50 5.80 14.30
1963-64 ☆ STH 80 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .314 - - 0.45 46 34 .575 10.10 4.80 14.90
1964-65 ☆ STH 50 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 - - 0.44 30 20 .600 4.30 2.70 7.10
CAREER   792 - 0 0 47 0 0 0 .292 - - 0.48 426 365 .539 91.70 44.40 136.10

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1954-55 ☆ MIL 72 - .480 .407 - - - - - - - - 115.79 - 1.15 - - 25.80
1955-56 ★ STH 72 - .502 .429 - - - - - - - - 116.45 - 1.23 - - 26.30
1956-57 ☆ STH 71 - .494 .415 - - - - - - - - 118.84 - 1.19 - - 28.45
1957-58 ☆ STH 70 - .492 .410 - - - - - - - - 115.84 - 1.21 - - 25.93
1958-59 ★ STH 72 - .519 .438 - - - - - - - - 119.72 - 1.28 - - 28.45
1959-60 ☆ STH 72 - .510 .438 - - - - - - - - 119.19 - 1.23 - - 24.10
1960-61 ☆ STH 76 - .511 .447 - - - - - - - - 117.10 - 1.23 - - 24.44
1961-62 ☆ STH 78 - .522 .450 - - - - - - - - 122.11 - 1.26 - - 24.61
1962-63 ☆ STH 79 - .525 .446 - - - - - - - - 121.96 - 1.28 - - 24.28
1963-64 ☆ STH 80 - .535 .463 - - - - - - - - 125.17 - 1.28 - - 24.01
1964-65 ☆ STH 50 - .510 .429 - - - 11.69 - - - - 124.88 - 1.22 - - 22.30
CAREER   792 - .511 .436 - - - 11.69 - - - - 119.70 - 1.24 - - 29.48

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Apr 24, 1954 - The Milwaukee Hawks selected Bob Pettit in Round 1 with Pick 2 in the 1954 NBA Draft.
Jul 17, 1954 - Bob Pettit signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Hawks.
Jul 1, 1965 - Bob Pettit, previously with the St. Louis Hawks, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Top 50 Greatest Player
Top 75 Greatest Player
NBA Champion - 1958
Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player - 1956, 1959
All-NBA First Team - 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
All-NBA Second Team - 1965
Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year - 1955

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1955-56 STH 8 - 34.3 19.12 5.88 16.00 .367 - - - 7.38 8.75 .843 - - 10.50 2.25 - - - 2.50
1956-57 STH 10 - 43.0 29.80 9.80 23.70 .414 - - - 10.20 13.30 .767 - - 16.80 2.50 - - - 3.30
1957-58 STH 11 - 39.1 24.18 8.18 20.91 .391 - - - 7.82 10.73 .729 - - 16.45 1.82 - - - 2.82
1958-59 STH 6 - 42.8 27.83 9.67 22.83 .423 - - - 8.50 10.83 .785 - - 12.50 2.33 - - - 3.33
1959-60 STH 14 - 41.1 26.07 9.21 20.86 .442 - - - 7.64 10.14 .754 - - 15.79 3.71 - - - 3.07
1960-61 STH 12 - 43.8 28.58 9.75 23.67 .412 - - - 9.08 12.00 .757 - - 17.58 3.17 - - - 3.50
1962-63 STH 11 - 42.1 31.82 10.82 23.55 .459 - - - 10.18 13.09 .778 - - 15.09 3.00 - - - 3.09
1963-64 STH 12 - 41.2 21.00 7.75 18.83 .412 - - - 5.50 6.58 .835 - - 14.50 2.75 - - - 3.67
1964-65 STH 4 - 23.8 11.50 3.75 10.25 .366 - - - 4.00 5.00 .800 - - 6.00 2.00 - - - 2.50
CAREER   88 - 40.3 25.45 8.70 20.84 .418 - - - 8.05 10.40 .774 - - 14.82 2.74 - - - 3.15

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1955-56 STH 8 - 274 153 47 128 .367 - - - 59 70 .843 - - 84 18 - - - 20
1956-57 STH 10 - 430 298 98 237 .414 - - - 102 133 .767 - - 168 25 - - - 33
1957-58 STH 11 - 430 266 90 230 .391 - - - 86 118 .729 - - 181 20 - - - 31
1958-59 STH 6 - 257 167 58 137 .423 - - - 51 65 .785 - - 75 14 - - - 20
1959-60 STH 14 - 576 365 129 292 .442 - - - 107 142 .754 - - 221 52 - - - 43
1960-61 STH 12 - 526 343 117 284 .412 - - - 109 144 .757 - - 211 38 - - - 42
1962-63 STH 11 - 463 350 119 259 .459 - - - 112 144 .778 - - 166 33 - - - 34
1963-64 STH 12 - 494 252 93 226 .412 - - - 66 79 .835 - - 174 33 - - - 44
1964-65 STH 4 - 95 46 15 41 .366 - - - 16 20 .800 - - 24 8 - - - 10
CAREER   88 - 3,545 2,240 766 1,834 .418 - - - 708 915 .774 - - 1,304 241 - - - 277

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1955-56 STH 8 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .262 - - 0.55 4 4 .500 0.60 - 0.60
1956-57 STH 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 - - 0.56 6 4 .600 1.50 0.20 1.70
1957-58 STH 11 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .258 - - 0.51 8 3 .727 1.00 0.20 1.20
1958-59 STH 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 - - 0.47 2 4 .333 0.70 0.30 1.00
1959-60 STH 14 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 - - 0.49 7 7 .500 1.90 0.20 2.10
1960-61 STH 12 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .300 - - 0.51 5 7 .417 1.20 0.50 1.70
1962-63 STH 11 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .326 - - 0.56 6 5 .545 1.50 0.80 2.30
1963-64 STH 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 - - 0.35 6 6 .500 0.70 0.20 0.90
1964-65 STH 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 - - 0.49 1 3 .250 - 0.20 0.20
CAREER   88 - 0 0 5 0 0 0 .289 - - 0.50 45 43 .511 9.10 2.60 11.70

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1955-56 STH 8 - .482 .367 - - - 13.85 - - - - 121.00 - 1.20 - - 17.76
1956-57 STH 10 - .504 .414 - - - 10.64 - - - - 118.04 - 1.26 - - 24.45
1957-58 STH 11 - .472 .391 - - - 7.78 - - - - 112.01 - 1.16 - - 19.50
1958-59 STH 6 - .504 .423 - - - 9.45 - - - - 120.80 - 1.22 - - 19.96
1959-60 STH 14 - .515 .442 - - - 15.08 - - - - 119.53 - 1.25 - - 19.52
1960-61 STH 12 - .494 .412 - - - 10.82 - - - - 116.89 - 1.21 - - 18.02
1962-63 STH 11 - .543 .459 - - - 11.39 - - - - 123.72 - 1.35 - - 21.96
1963-64 STH 12 - .483 .412 - - - 10.36 - - - - 124.69 - 1.12 - - 15.59
1964-65 STH 4 - .462 .366 - - - 12.00 - - - - 116.59 - 1.12 - - 15.52
CAREER   88 - .501 .418 - - - 12.00 - - - - 119.14 - 1.22 - - 23.71

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1955
Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP - 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1955 West 1 - 27 8 3 14 .214 - - - 2 4 .500 - - 9 2 - - - 0
1956 West 1 - 31 20 7 17 .412 - - - 6 7 .857 - - 24 7 - - - 4
1957 West 1 - 31 21 8 18 .444 - - - 5 6 .833 - - 11 2 - - - 2
1958 West 1 - 38 28 10 21 .476 - - - 8 10 .800 - - 26 1 - - - 1
1959 West 1 - 34 25 8 21 .381 - - - 9 9 1.000 - - 16 5 - - - 1
1960 West 1 - 28 11 4 15 .267 - - - 3 6 .500 - - 14 2 - - - 2
1961 West 1 - 32 29 13 22 .591 - - - 3 7 .429 - - 9 0 - - - 2
1962 West 1 - 37 25 10 20 .500 - - - 5 5 1.000 - - 27 2 - - - 5
1963 West 1 - 32 25 7 16 .438 - - - 11 12 .917 - - 13 0 - - - 1
1964 West 1 - 36 19 6 15 .400 - - - 7 9 .778 - - 17 2 - - - 3
1965 West 1 - 34 13 5 14 .357 - - - 3 5 .600 - - 12 0 - - - 4
TOTAL   11 - 360 224 81 193 .420 - - - 62 80 .775 - - 178 23 - - - 25
AVERAGES   11 - 32.7 20.36 7.36 17.55 .420 - - - 5.64 7.27 .775 - - 16.18 2.09 - - - 2.27

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NCAA

College: LSU (1954)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1950-51 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1951-52 LSU So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1952-53 LSU Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1953-54 LSU Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American First Team - 1954
AP All-American First Team - 1954
Look Magazine All-American Third Team - 1954
UPI All-American First Team - 1954
NEA All-American Second Team - 1954
International News Service All-American First Team - 1954
Collier's Magazine All-American First Team - 1954


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Bob Pettit?

Bob Pettit is 91 years old.

What is the height of Bob Pettit?

Bob Pettit is 6-9 (206cm) tall.

What is the weight of Bob Pettit?

Bob Pettit is 205 lbs (93kg).

What is the birthday of Bob Pettit?

Bob Pettit was born on Dec 12, 1932.

What position does Bob Pettit play?

Bob Pettit plays the FC position.

What was the pre-draft team of Bob Pettit?

Bob Pettit was drafted out of LSU.

What high school did Bob Pettit attend?

Bob Pettit attended Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

What nationality is Bob Pettit?

Bob Pettit has a United States nationality.

Where was Bob Pettit born?

Bob Pettit was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

How many NBA seasons has Bob Pettit played?

Bob Pettit played 11 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Bob Pettit?

Bob Pettit had career averages 26.4 points, 16.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists in 792 games.

What are the career totals of Bob Pettit?

Bob Pettit had career totals of 20,880 points, 12,849 rebounds, 2,369 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 792 games.

How many teams has Bob Pettit been on?

Bob Pettit played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Milwaukee Hawks, St. Louis Hawks.

When was Bob Pettit drafted?

Bob Pettit was drafted in the 1st round (#2 overall) of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Hawks.

What is Bob Pettit's career high in points?

Bob Pettit averaged a career high 31.1 points per game in 1961-1962.

What is Bob Pettit's career high in rebounds?

Bob Pettit averaged a career high 20.3 rebounds per game in 1960-1961.

What is Bob Pettit's career high in assists?

Bob Pettit averaged a career high 3.7 assists per game in 1961-1962.

What is the career PER of Bob Pettit's?

Bob Pettit had a career PER of 29.5.

Is Bob Pettit in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Bob Pettit was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.

How many championships has Bob Pettit won?

Bob Pettit has won 1 NBA championships.

How many times did Bob Pettit win Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player?

Bob Pettit won MVP 2 times.

How many times did Bob Pettit win All-NBA First Team?

Bob Pettit won All-NBA 1st 10 times.

How many times did Bob Pettit win Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year?

Bob Pettit won ROY 1 time.

How many All-Star teams has Bob Pettit been on?

Bob Pettit is a 11x All-Star.

Is Bob Pettit's jersey retired?

Bob Pettit's #9 jersey was retired by the Atlanta Hawks.