Austin Croshere vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Austin Croshere, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Austin Croshere played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than Bob Pettit, who played 11. Austin Croshere had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Bob Pettit had his rookie season in 1954-55. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Austin Croshere	12	9	1997-98 to 2008-09
Bob Pettit	11	9	1954-55 to 1964-65

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Austin Croshere	Bob Pettit
Season	1997-98	1954-55
Team	Indiana Pacers	Milwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	26	9.3	2.9	0.4	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	1.2	1.2	3.3	.372	0.2	0.5	.308	0.3	0.5	.571
Bob Pettit	72	36.9	20.4	-	-	13.8	3.2	-	-	-	3.6	7.2	17.8	.407	-	-	-	5.9	7.9	.751

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Austin Croshere	Bob Pettit
Season	1998-99	1955-56
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Hawks Lost West Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	27	9.2	3.4	0.6	1.1	1.7	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.9	1.2	1.2	2.8	.427	0.3	1.1	.276	0.7	0.9	.870
Bob Pettit	72	38.8	25.7	-	-	16.2	2.6	-	-	-	2.8	9.0	20.9	.429	-	-	-	7.7	10.5	.736

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	1	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.0	1.000
Bob Pettit	8	34.3	19.1	-	-	10.5	2.3	-	-	-	2.5	5.9	16.0	.367	-	-	-	7.4	8.8	.843


Season 3
	Austin Croshere	Bob Pettit
Season	1999-00	1956-57
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost NBA Finals	Hawks Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	81	23.3	10.3	1.7	4.7	6.4	1.1	0.5	0.7	1.5	2.5	3.6	8.1	.441	0.8	2.1	.362	2.4	2.9	.848
Bob Pettit	71	35.1	24.7	-	-	14.6	1.9	-	-	-	2.5	8.6	20.8	.415	-	-	-	7.5	9.6	.773

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	23	21.3	9.4	1.3	3.4	4.7	0.8	0.4	0.7	1.1	2.2	2.8	6.7	.418	0.7	1.6	.405	3.2	3.8	.839
Bob Pettit	10	43.0	29.8	-	-	16.8	2.5	-	-	-	3.3	9.8	23.7	.414	-	-	-	10.2	13.3	.767


Season 4
	Austin Croshere	Bob Pettit
Season	2000-01	1957-58
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	81	23.1	10.1	1.5	3.3	4.8	1.1	0.4	0.6	1.7	2.2	3.4	8.7	.394	0.9	2.6	.338	2.5	2.9	.866
Bob Pettit	70	36.1	24.6	-	-	17.4	2.2	-	-	-	3.2	8.3	20.3	.410	-	-	-	8.0	10.6	.749

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	4	32.3	10.8	1.3	3.8	5.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	2.3	3.8	3.5	8.8	.400	0.5	2.5	.200	3.3	3.8	.867
Bob Pettit	11	39.1	24.2	-	-	16.5	1.8	-	-	-	2.8	8.2	20.9	.391	-	-	-	7.8	10.7	.729


Season 5
	Austin Croshere	Bob Pettit
Season	2001-02	1958-59
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost West Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	76	16.9	6.8	1.0	2.9	3.9	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.9	1.4	2.4	5.9	.413	0.6	1.9	.338	1.3	1.5	.851
Bob Pettit	72	39.9	29.2	-	-	16.4	3.1	-	-	-	2.8	10.0	22.8	.438	-	-	-	9.3	12.2	.759

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	4	15.0	6.0	1.0	2.5	3.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.5	1.8	2.0	5.0	.400	0.5	1.5	.333	1.5	2.0	.750
Bob Pettit	6	42.8	27.8	-	-	12.5	2.3	-	-	-	3.3	9.7	22.8	.423	-	-	-	8.5	10.8	.785


Season 6
	Austin Croshere	Bob Pettit
Season	2002-03	1959-60
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	49	12.9	5.1	0.8	2.3	3.2	1.1	0.1	0.3	0.6	1.0	1.8	4.3	.411	0.6	1.4	.391	1.1	1.3	.815
Bob Pettit	72	40.2	26.1	-	-	17.0	3.6	-	-	-	2.8	9.3	21.2	.438	-	-	-	7.6	10.0	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	4	11.8	4.0	2.0	2.3	4.3	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.8	1.3	1.3	4.8	.263	0.0	1.5	.000	1.5	1.8	.857
Bob Pettit	14	41.1	26.1	-	-	15.8	3.7	-	-	-	3.1	9.2	20.9	.442	-	-	-	7.6	10.1	.754


Season 7
	Austin Croshere	Bob Pettit
Season	2003-04	1960-61
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Hawks Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	77	13.6	5.0	0.8	2.4	3.2	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.7	1.3	1.5	4.0	.388	0.7	1.9	.389	1.2	1.4	.894
Bob Pettit	76	39.8	27.9	-	-	20.3	3.4	-	-	-	2.9	10.1	22.6	.447	-	-	-	7.7	10.6	.724

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	13	16.5	4.8	1.0	2.1	3.1	0.9	0.3	0.2	0.5	1.3	1.5	4.2	.345	0.6	1.8	.333	1.3	1.6	.810
Bob Pettit	12	43.8	28.6	-	-	17.6	3.2	-	-	-	3.5	9.8	23.7	.412	-	-	-	9.1	12.0	.757


Season 8
	Austin Croshere	Bob Pettit
Season	2004-05	1961-62
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	73	25.0	8.9	1.4	3.7	5.1	1.3	0.7	0.2	1.4	2.1	2.6	6.8	.378	0.6	2.4	.259	3.1	3.5	.883
Bob Pettit	78	42.1	31.1	-	-	18.7	3.7	-	-	-	3.8	11.1	24.7	.450	-	-	-	8.9	11.6	.771

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	10	8.6	2.5	0.7	1.0	1.7	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.0	0.4	1.0	.400	0.2	0.4	.500	1.5	1.8	.833
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Austin Croshere	Bob Pettit
Season	2005-06	1962-63
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost West Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	50	23.0	8.2	1.2	4.1	5.3	1.2	0.4	0.1	1.0	2.1	2.6	5.7	.463	1.1	2.8	.386	1.8	2.0	.882
Bob Pettit	79	39.1	28.4	-	-	15.1	3.1	-	-	-	3.6	9.8	22.1	.446	-	-	-	8.7	11.2	.774

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	6	29.2	8.2	0.8	2.8	3.7	1.2	0.8	0.0	1.0	1.8	2.0	6.3	.316	1.5	3.8	.391	2.7	3.0	.889
Bob Pettit	11	42.1	31.8	-	-	15.1	3.0	-	-	-	3.1	10.8	23.5	.459	-	-	-	10.2	13.1	.778


Season 10
	Austin Croshere	Bob Pettit
Season	2006-07	1963-64
Team	Dallas Mavericks	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost West Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	61	11.9	3.7	0.5	2.5	3.0	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.5	1.1	1.3	3.6	.351	0.4	1.5	.286	0.7	0.9	.865
Bob Pettit	80	41.2	27.4	-	-	15.3	3.2	-	-	-	3.8	9.9	21.4	.463	-	-	-	7.6	9.6	.789

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	3	11.3	5.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.7	1.3	4.0	.333	1.0	1.3	.750	1.3	1.3	1.000
Bob Pettit	12	41.2	21.0	-	-	14.5	2.8	-	-	-	3.7	7.8	18.8	.412	-	-	-	5.5	6.6	.835


Season 11
	Austin Croshere	Bob Pettit
Season	2007-08	1964-65
Team	Golden State Warriors	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost West Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	44	10.4	3.9	0.8	1.6	2.4	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.5	1.4	1.4	3.1	.445	0.5	1.4	.361	0.7	0.7	.906
Bob Pettit	50	35.1	22.5	-	-	12.4	2.6	-	-	-	3.3	7.9	18.5	.429	-	-	-	6.6	8.1	.820

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Pettit	4	23.8	11.5	-	-	6.0	2.0	-	-	-	2.5	3.8	10.3	.366	-	-	-	4.0	5.0	.800


Season 12
	Austin Croshere	Bob Pettit
Season	2008-09	-
Team	Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	14	7.1	2.9	0.8	1.6	2.4	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	1.0	2.8	.359	0.4	1.1	.333	0.5	0.9	.583
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Austin Croshere vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Austin Croshere, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12