Bob 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