Bob Pettit vs. Garrett Temple Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Garrett Temple and Bob Pettit, 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.

Bob Pettit played 11 years in the NBA, 3 less than Garrett Temple, who played 14. Bob Pettit had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, while Garrett Temple had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Bob Pettit 11 9 1954-55 to 1964-65
Garrett Temple 14 6 2009-10 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season 1954-552009-10
Team Milwaukee HawksHouston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf 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 %
Bob Pettit 72 36.9 20.4 - - 13.8 3.2 - - - 3.6 7.2 17.8 .407 - - - 5.9 7.9 .751
Garrett Temple 27 12.4 5.0 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.6 1.6 3.7 .436 0.5 1.4 .351 1.3 1.9 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Garrett Temple 6 2.5 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 .333 0.2 0.5 .333 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 2

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season 1955-562010-11
Team St. Louis HawksSan Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bob Pettit 72 38.8 25.7 - - 16.2 2.6 - - - 2.8 9.0 20.9 .429 - - - 7.7 10.5 .736
Garrett Temple 24 9.6 2.4 0.0 0.9 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.0 0.8 2.8 .294 0.4 1.5 .270 0.3 0.7 .412
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 8 34.3 19.1 - - 10.5 2.3 - - - 2.5 5.9 16.0 .367 - - - 7.4 8.8 .843
Garrett Temple ------- --- ----------

Note: Garrett Temple didn't play in 2011-12.

Season 3

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season 1956-572012-13
Team St. Louis HawksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Bob Pettit 71 35.1 24.7 - - 14.6 1.9 - - - 2.5 8.6 20.8 .415 - - - 7.5 9.6 .773
Garrett Temple 51 22.7 5.1 0.6 1.8 2.4 2.3 1.0 0.3 1.2 1.8 2.1 5.1 .407 0.5 1.6 .325 0.5 0.7 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 10 43.0 29.8 - - 16.8 2.5 - - - 3.3 9.8 23.7 .414 - - - 10.2 13.3 .767
Garrett Temple ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season 1957-582013-14
Team St. Louis HawksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWizards Lost East Conf 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 %
Bob Pettit 70 36.1 24.6 - - 17.4 2.2 - - - 3.2 8.3 20.3 .410 - - - 8.0 10.6 .749
Garrett Temple 75 8.5 1.8 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.0 0.7 1.9 .362 0.1 0.4 .207 0.4 0.6 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 11 39.1 24.2 - - 16.5 1.8 - - - 2.8 8.2 20.9 .391 - - - 7.8 10.7 .729
Garrett Temple 10 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season 1958-592014-15
Team St. Louis HawksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsWizards Lost East Conf 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 %
Bob Pettit 72 39.9 29.2 - - 16.4 3.1 - - - 2.8 10.0 22.8 .438 - - - 9.3 12.2 .759
Garrett Temple 52 14.1 3.9 0.5 1.3 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.7 1.5 1.3 3.3 .400 0.6 1.7 .375 0.7 0.9 .729
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 6 42.8 27.8 - - 12.5 2.3 - - - 3.3 9.7 22.8 .423 - - - 8.5 10.8 .785
Garrett Temple 4 6.5 1.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.3 1.5 .167 0.0 0.8 .000 1.3 2.0 .625

Season 6

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season 1959-602015-16
Team St. Louis HawksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Bob Pettit 72 40.2 26.1 - - 17.0 3.6 - - - 2.8 9.3 21.2 .438 - - - 7.6 10.0 .753
Garrett Temple 80 24.4 7.3 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.8 0.9 0.2 0.8 2.4 2.5 6.3 .398 1.1 3.2 .345 1.1 1.6 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 14 41.1 26.1 - - 15.8 3.7 - - - 3.1 9.2 20.9 .442 - - - 7.6 10.1 .754
Garrett Temple ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season 1960-612016-17
Team St. Louis HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Bob Pettit 76 39.8 27.9 - - 20.3 3.4 - - - 2.9 10.1 22.6 .447 - - - 7.7 10.6 .724
Garrett Temple 65 26.6 7.8 0.5 2.3 2.8 2.6 1.3 0.4 1.2 2.2 2.8 6.6 .424 1.3 3.4 .373 0.9 1.1 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 12 43.8 28.6 - - 17.6 3.2 - - - 3.5 9.8 23.7 .412 - - - 9.1 12.0 .757
Garrett Temple ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season 1961-622017-18
Team St. Louis HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Bob Pettit 78 42.1 31.1 - - 18.7 3.7 - - - 3.8 11.1 24.7 .450 - - - 8.9 11.6 .771
Garrett Temple 65 24.8 8.4 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.2 2.1 3.1 7.3 .418 1.4 3.5 .392 0.9 1.2 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Garrett Temple ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season 1962-632018-19
Team St. Louis HawksMemphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 79 39.1 28.4 - - 15.1 3.1 - - - 3.6 9.8 22.1 .446 - - - 8.7 11.2 .774
Garrett Temple 75 27.2 7.8 0.4 2.5 2.9 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.9 2.7 2.8 6.6 .422 1.2 3.5 .341 1.1 1.4 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 11 42.1 31.8 - - 15.1 3.0 - - - 3.1 10.8 23.5 .459 - - - 10.2 13.1 .778
Garrett Temple 6 10.5 2.3 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.3 0.5 1.8 .273 0.2 1.2 .143 1.2 1.7 .700

Season 10

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season 1963-642019-20
Team St. Louis HawksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 80 41.2 27.4 - - 15.3 3.2 - - - 3.8 9.9 21.4 .463 - - - 7.6 9.6 .789
Garrett Temple 62 27.9 10.3 0.5 3.0 3.5 2.5 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.7 3.6 9.5 .378 2.0 6.2 .329 1.1 1.4 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 12 41.2 21.0 - - 14.5 2.8 - - - 3.7 7.8 18.8 .412 - - - 5.5 6.6 .835
Garrett Temple 4 34.3 12.0 0.0 2.8 2.8 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.5 3.0 4.3 12.3 .347 2.3 9.0 .250 1.3 1.5 .833

Season 11

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season 1964-652020-21
Team St. Louis HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 50 35.1 22.5 - - 12.4 2.6 - - - 3.3 7.9 18.5 .429 - - - 6.6 8.1 .820
Garrett Temple 56 27.3 7.6 0.5 2.3 2.9 2.2 0.8 0.5 1.0 2.3 2.8 6.8 .415 1.2 3.6 .335 0.7 0.9 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 4 23.8 11.5 - - 6.0 2.0 - - - 2.5 3.8 10.3 .366 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800
Garrett Temple ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season -2021-22
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Garrett Temple 59 18.6 5.2 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.9 5.0 .376 1.0 3.1 .319 0.5 0.7 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Garrett Temple 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season -2022-23
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
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 %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Garrett Temple 25 6.5 2.0 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.8 .400 0.4 1.0 .423 0.1 0.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Garrett Temple ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Bob Pettit Garrett Temple
Season -2023-24
Team -Toronto Raptors
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 %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Garrett Temple 27 10.7 3.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.1 2.9 .372 0.4 1.5 .300 0.7 0.8 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Garrett Temple ------- --- ----------