Bob Pettit
Robert E. Lee Pettit Jr., "Bob, Big Blue, Dixie Dandy, others"
Born: December 12, 1932
Baton Rouge, LA USA
Position: F-C
High School: Baton Rouge
College: Louisiana State
Drafted: 1954, Round 1 Pick 2, #2 Overall
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 205
Career: 1954-55-1964-65
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.
Coaching Career
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 1954-55 season and last took the court during the 1964-65 campaign. Pettit was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | Milwaukee Hawks | 72 | 59 | 2659 | 1279 | 520 | 567 | 426 | 0 | 0 | 994 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 1466 | ||
| 1955-56 | St. Louis Hawks | 72 | 0 | 2794 | 1507 | 646 | 757 | 557 | 0 | 0 | 1164 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 1849 | ||
| 1956-57 | St. Louis Hawks | 71 | 0 | 2491 | 1477 | 613 | 684 | 529 | 0 | 0 | 1037 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 1755 | ||
| 1957-58 | St. Louis Hawks | 70 | 0 | 2528 | 1418 | 581 | 744 | 557 | 0 | 0 | 1216 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 1719 | ||
| 1958-59 | St. Louis Hawks | 72 | 0 | 2873 | 1640 | 719 | 879 | 667 | 0 | 0 | 1182 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2105 | ||
| 1959-60 | St. Louis Hawks | 72 | 0 | 2896 | 1526 | 669 | 722 | 544 | 0 | 0 | 1221 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 1882 | ||
| 1960-61 | St. Louis Hawks | 76 | 0 | 3027 | 1720 | 769 | 804 | 582 | 0 | 0 | 1540 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 2120 | ||
| 1961-62 | St. Louis Hawks | 78 | 0 | 3282 | 1928 | 867 | 901 | 695 | 0 | 0 | 1459 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 2429 | ||
| 1962-63 | St. Louis Hawks | 79 | 0 | 3090 | 1746 | 778 | 885 | 685 | 0 | 0 | 1191 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 2241 | ||
| 1963-64 | St. Louis Hawks | 80 | 0 | 3296 | 1708 | 791 | 771 | 608 | 0 | 0 | 1224 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 2190 | ||
| 1964-65 | St. Louis Hawks | 50 | 0 | 1754 | 923 | 396 | 405 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 621 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 1124 | ||
| Totals | 792 | 59 | 30690 | 16872 | 7349 | 0 | 0 | 8119 | 6182 | 0 | 0 | 12849 | 2369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2529 | 20880 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | Milwaukee Hawks | 72 | 59 | 36.9 | 40.7 | 75.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 20.4 | |
| 1955-56 | St. Louis Hawks | 72 | 0 | 38.8 | 42.9 | 73.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 25.7 | |
| 1956-57 | St. Louis Hawks | 71 | 0 | 35.1 | 41.5 | 77.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 24.7 | |
| 1957-58 | St. Louis Hawks | 70 | 0 | 36.1 | 41.0 | 74.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 24.6 | |
| 1958-59 | St. Louis Hawks | 72 | 0 | 39.9 | 43.8 | 75.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 29.2 | |
| 1959-60 | St. Louis Hawks | 72 | 0 | 40.2 | 43.8 | 75.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 26.1 | |
| 1960-61 | St. Louis Hawks | 76 | 0 | 39.8 | 44.7 | 72.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.3 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 27.9 | |
| 1961-62 | St. Louis Hawks | 78 | 0 | 42.1 | 45.0 | 77.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 31.1 | |
| 1962-63 | St. Louis Hawks | 79 | 0 | 39.1 | 44.6 | 77.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 28.4 | |
| 1963-64 | St. Louis Hawks | 80 | 0 | 41.2 | 46.3 | 78.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.3 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 27.4 | |
| 1964-65 | St. Louis Hawks | 50 | 0 | 35.1 | 42.9 | 82.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 22.5 | |
| Averages | 792 | 59 | 38.8 | 43.6 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 26.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | St. Louis Hawks | 8 | 274 | 128 | 47 | 70 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 153 | ||
| 1956-57 | St. Louis Hawks | 10 | 430 | 237 | 98 | 133 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 298 | ||
| 1957-58 | St. Louis Hawks | 11 | 430 | 230 | 90 | 118 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 266 | ||
| 1958-59 | St. Louis Hawks | 6 | 257 | 137 | 58 | 65 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 167 | ||
| 1959-60 | St. Louis Hawks | 14 | 576 | 292 | 129 | 142 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 365 | ||
| 1960-61 | St. Louis Hawks | 12 | 526 | 284 | 117 | 144 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 343 | ||
| 1962-63 | St. Louis Hawks | 11 | 463 | 259 | 119 | 144 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 350 | ||
| 1963-64 | St. Louis Hawks | 12 | 494 | 226 | 93 | 79 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 252 | ||
| 1964-65 | St. Louis Hawks | 4 | 95 | 41 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 46 | ||
| Totals | 88 | 3545 | 1834 | 766 | 0 | 0 | 915 | 708 | 0 | 0 | 1304 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 2240 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | St. Louis Hawks | 8 | 34.3 | 36.7 | 84.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 19.1 | |
| 1956-57 | St. Louis Hawks | 10 | 43.0 | 41.4 | 76.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 29.8 | |
| 1957-58 | St. Louis Hawks | 11 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 72.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 24.2 | |
| 1958-59 | St. Louis Hawks | 6 | 42.8 | 42.3 | 78.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 27.8 | |
| 1959-60 | St. Louis Hawks | 14 | 41.1 | 44.2 | 75.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 26.1 | |
| 1960-61 | St. Louis Hawks | 12 | 43.8 | 41.2 | 75.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 28.6 | |
| 1962-63 | St. Louis Hawks | 11 | 42.1 | 45.9 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 31.8 | |
| 1963-64 | St. Louis Hawks | 12 | 41.2 | 41.2 | 83.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 21.0 | |
| 1964-65 | St. Louis Hawks | 4 | 23.8 | 36.6 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 11.5 | |
| Averages | 792 | 40.3 | 41.8 | 77.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 25.5 |
Awards
1954 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1954 - NBA Rookie of the Year
1955 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1955 - NBA Most Valuable Player
1956 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1957 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1958 - NBA Most Valuable Player
1958 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1959 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1960 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1961 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1962 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1963 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1964 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
