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StatsCrew.comBob Pettit
Robert E. Lee Pettit, "Bob, Big Blue, Dixie Dandy, others"
Born: December 12, 1932
Baton Rouge, LA USA
Position(s): F-C
High School: Baton Rouge at Baton Rouge, LA
College: Louisiana State
Drafted: 1954, Round 1 Pick 2, #2 Overall
Height: 6'9" Weight: 205
Career: 1954-1964
Elected to basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.
Bob Pettit averaged 26.4 points, 16.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in his 792-game career with the Milwaukee Hawks and St. Louis Hawks. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the court during the 1964 campaign. Pettit was elected to the basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.
Player Totals:
| Shooting | Rebounds | |
Year | Team | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
1954-55 | MLH | 72 | | 2659 | 1279 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 567 | 426 | 0 | 0 | 994 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 1466 |
1955-56 | STL | 72 | | 2794 | 1507 | 646 | 0 | 0 | 757 | 557 | 0 | 0 | 1164 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 1849 |
1956-57 | STL | 71 | | 2491 | 1477 | 613 | 0 | 0 | 684 | 529 | 0 | 0 | 1037 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 1755 |
1957-58 | STL | 70 | | 2528 | 1418 | 581 | 0 | 0 | 744 | 557 | 0 | 0 | 1216 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 1719 |
1958-59 | STL | 72 | | 2873 | 1640 | 719 | 0 | 0 | 879 | 667 | 0 | 0 | 1182 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2105 |
1959-60 | STL | 72 | | 2896 | 1526 | 669 | 0 | 0 | 722 | 544 | 0 | 0 | 1221 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 1882 |
1960-61 | STL | 76 | | 3027 | 1720 | 769 | 0 | 0 | 804 | 582 | 0 | 0 | 1540 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 2120 |
1961-62 | STL | 78 | | 3282 | 1928 | 867 | 0 | 0 | 901 | 695 | 0 | 0 | 1459 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 2429 |
1962-63 | STL | 79 | | 3090 | 1746 | 778 | 0 | 0 | 885 | 685 | 0 | 0 | 1191 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 2241 |
1963-64 | STL | 80 | | 3296 | 1708 | 791 | 0 | 0 | 771 | 608 | 0 | 0 | 1224 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 2190 |
1964-65 | STL | 50 | | 1754 | 923 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 621 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 1124 |
Totals | | 792 | 0 | 30690 | 16872 | 7349 | 0 | 0 | 8119 | 6182 | 0 | 0 | 12849 | 2369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2529 | 20880 |
Player Averages Per Game:
| Shooting | Rebounds | |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
1954-55 | MLH | 72 | | 36.9 | .407 | .000 | .751 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 20.4 |
1955-56 | STL | 72 | | 38.8 | .429 | .000 | .736 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 25.7 |
1956-57 | STL | 71 | | 35.1 | .415 | .000 | .773 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 24.7 |
1957-58 | STL | 70 | | 36.1 | .410 | .000 | .749 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 24.6 |
1958-59 | STL | 72 | | 39.9 | .438 | .000 | .759 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 29.2 |
1959-60 | STL | 72 | | 40.2 | .438 | .000 | .754 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 26.1 |
1960-61 | STL | 76 | | 39.8 | .447 | .000 | .724 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.3 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 27.9 |
1961-62 | STL | 78 | | 42.1 | .450 | .000 | .771 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 31.1 |
1962-63 | STL | 79 | | 39.1 | .446 | .000 | .774 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 28.4 |
1963-64 | STL | 80 | | 41.2 | .463 | .000 | .789 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.3 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 27.4 |
1964-65 | STL | 50 | | 35.1 | .429 | .000 | .820 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 22.5 |
Totals | | 792 | 0 | 38.8 | .436 | .000 | .761 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 26.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Shooting | Rebounds | |
Year | Team | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
1955-56 | STL | 8 | | 274 | 128 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 153 |
1956-57 | STL | 10 | | 430 | 237 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 298 |
1957-58 | STL | 11 | | 430 | 230 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 266 |
1958-59 | STL | 6 | | 257 | 137 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 167 |
1959-60 | STL | 14 | | 576 | 292 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 365 |
1960-61 | STL | 12 | | 526 | 284 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 343 |
1962-63 | STL | 11 | | 463 | 259 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 350 |
1963-64 | STL | 12 | | 494 | 226 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 252 |
1964-65 | STL | 4 | | 95 | 41 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 46 |
Totals | | 88 | 0 | 3545 | 1834 | 766 | 0 | 0 | 915 | 708 | 0 | 0 | 1304 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 2240 |
Postseason - Player Averages Per Game:
| Shooting | Rebounds | |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
1955-56 | STL | 8 | | 34.3 | 0.367 | 0.000 | 0.843 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 19.1 |
1956-57 | STL | 10 | | 43.0 | 0.414 | 0.000 | 0.767 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 29.8 |
1957-58 | STL | 11 | | 39.1 | 0.391 | 0.000 | 0.729 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 24.2 |
1958-59 | STL | 6 | | 42.8 | 0.423 | 0.000 | 0.785 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 27.8 |
1959-60 | STL | 14 | | 41.1 | 0.442 | 0.000 | 0.754 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 26.1 |
1960-61 | STL | 12 | | 43.8 | 0.412 | 0.000 | 0.757 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 28.6 |
1962-63 | STL | 11 | | 42.1 | 0.460 | 0.000 | 0.778 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 31.8 |
1963-64 | STL | 12 | | 41.2 | 0.412 | 0.000 | 0.835 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 21.0 |
1964-65 | STL | 4 | | 23.8 | 0.366 | 0.000 | 0.800 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 11.5 |
Totals | | 88 | 0 | 40.3 | .418 | .000 | .774 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 25.5 |
Awards
1954 - All-NBA First Team
1954 - Rookie of the Year
1955 - All-NBA First Team
1955 - Most Valuable Player
1956 - All-NBA First Team
1957 - All-NBA First Team
1958 - Most Valuable Player
1958 - All-NBA First Team
1959 - All-NBA First Team
1960 - All-NBA First Team
1961 - All-NBA First Team
1962 - All-NBA First Team
1963 - All-NBA First Team
1964 - All-NBA Second Team