Last played for the Atlanta Hawks, 1964-65
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 |  ATL | 20.4 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.0 | 36.9 | 72 |
| 1955-56 | ATL | 25.7 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.2 | 38.8 | 72 |
| 1956-57 | ATL | 24.7 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.4 | 35.1 | 71 |
| 1957-58 | ATL | 24.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.2 | 36.1 | 70 |
| 1958-59 | ATL | 29.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.9 | 39.9 | 72 |
| 1959-60 | ATL | 26.1 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.0 | 40.2 | 72 |
| 1960-61 | ATL | 27.9 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.1 | 39.8 | 76 |
| 1961-62 | ATL | 31.1 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52.2 | 42.1 | 78 |
| 1962-63 | ATL | 28.4 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52.5 | 39.1 | 79 |
| 1963-64 | ATL | 27.4 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.5 | 41.2 | 80 |
| 1964-65 | ATL | 22.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.0 | 35.1 | 50 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | ATL | 1,466 | 0 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 520 | 0 |
| 1955-56 | ATL | 1,849 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 646 | 0 |
| 1956-57 | ATL | 1,755 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 613 | 0 |
| 1957-58 | ATL | 1,719 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 581 | 0 |
| 1958-59 | ATL | 2,105 | 0 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 719 | 0 |
| 1959-60 | ATL | 1,882 | 0 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 669 | 0 |
| 1960-61 | ATL | 2,120 | 0 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 769 | 0 |
| 1961-62 | ATL | 2,429 | 0 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 867 | 0 |
| 1962-63 | ATL | 2,241 | 0 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 778 | 0 |
| 1963-64 | ATL | 2,190 | 0 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 791 | 0 |
| 1964-65 | ATL | 1,124 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | ATL | 19.9 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.0 | 36.9 | 72 |
| 1955-56 | ATL | 23.8 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.2 | 38.8 | 72 |
| 1956-57 | ATL | 25.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.4 | 35.1 | 71 |
| 1957-58 | ATL | 24.5 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.2 | 36.1 | 70 |
| 1958-59 | ATL | 26.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.9 | 39.9 | 72 |
| 1959-60 | ATL | 23.4 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.0 | 40.2 | 72 |
| 1960-61 | ATL | 25.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.1 | 39.8 | 76 |
| 1961-62 | ATL | 26.6 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52.2 | 42.1 | 78 |
| 1962-63 | ATL | 26.1 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52.5 | 39.1 | 79 |
| 1963-64 | ATL | 23.9 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.5 | 41.2 | 80 |
| 1964-65 | ATL | 23.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.0 | 35.1 | 50 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Bob Pettit played 11 seasons for the Hawks. He scored 20,880 points with 0 rebounds and 2,369 assists in 792 games — 26.4 points, 0.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. His best season was 1961-62: 2,429 points, 0 rebounds and 289 assists.
11 seasons, 9 postseasons, 1954-55 to 1964-65
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.