Bob Pettit vs. Scot Pollard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scot Pollard 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 and Scot Pollard both played 11 years in the NBA. Bob Pettit had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, while Scot Pollard had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Scot Pollard 11 9 1997-98 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bob Pettit Scot Pollard
Season 1954-551997-98
Team Milwaukee HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 72 36.9 20.4 - - 13.8 3.2 - - - 3.6 7.2 17.8 .407 - - - 5.9 7.9 .751
Scot Pollard 33 9.6 2.7 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.5 1.1 2.1 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.7 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bob Pettit Scot Pollard
Season 1955-561998-99
Team St. Louis HawksSacramento Kings
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 FinalsKings 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 72 38.8 25.7 - - 16.2 2.6 - - - 2.8 9.0 20.9 .429 - - - 7.7 10.5 .736
Scot Pollard 16 16.2 5.1 2.4 2.8 5.1 0.3 0.5 1.1 0.3 2.6 2.1 3.8 .541 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .696
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
Scot Pollard 5 15.0 3.0 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.2 0.8 1.2 0.4 2.6 1.2 1.8 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .600

Season 3
Bob Pettit Scot Pollard
Season 1956-571999-00
Team St. Louis HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsKings 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 71 35.1 24.7 - - 14.6 1.9 - - - 2.5 8.6 20.8 .415 - - - 7.5 9.6 .773
Scot Pollard 76 17.6 5.4 2.2 3.1 5.3 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 2.8 2.0 3.7 .527 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .717
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
Scot Pollard 5 14.0 4.0 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 3.6 1.8 3.2 .563 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.2 .333

Season 4
Bob Pettit Scot Pollard
Season 1957-582000-01
Team St. Louis HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKings 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 70 36.1 24.6 - - 17.4 2.2 - - - 3.2 8.3 20.3 .410 - - - 8.0 10.6 .749
Scot Pollard 77 21.5 6.5 2.2 3.8 6.0 0.6 0.6 1.3 0.9 2.7 2.4 5.1 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .749
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
Scot Pollard 8 17.8 6.0 2.9 4.0 6.9 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.8 3.8 2.4 3.8 .633 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .588

Season 5
Bob Pettit Scot Pollard
Season 1958-592001-02
Team St. Louis HawksSacramento Kings
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 FinalsKings Lost West Conf 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 %
Bob Pettit 72 39.9 29.2 - - 16.4 3.1 - - - 2.8 10.0 22.8 .438 - - - 9.3 12.2 .759
Scot Pollard 80 23.5 6.4 2.4 4.7 7.1 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.9 2.5 2.5 4.5 .550 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .693
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
Scot Pollard 15 12.9 3.3 1.9 1.6 3.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 2.4 1.4 2.7 .525 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 6
Bob Pettit Scot Pollard
Season 1959-602002-03
Team St. Louis HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsKings 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 40.2 26.1 - - 17.0 3.6 - - - 2.8 9.3 21.2 .438 - - - 7.6 10.0 .753
Scot Pollard 23 14.1 4.5 2.0 2.6 4.6 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.2 1.7 3.8 .460 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .605
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
Scot Pollard 8 11.4 3.0 2.1 1.6 3.8 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.9 0.9 3.0 .292 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .769

Season 7
Bob Pettit Scot Pollard
Season 1960-612003-04
Team St. Louis HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsPacers Lost East Conf 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 %
Bob Pettit 76 39.8 27.9 - - 20.3 3.4 - - - 2.9 10.1 22.6 .447 - - - 7.7 10.6 .724
Scot Pollard 61 11.1 1.7 1.1 1.6 2.7 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.8 0.8 1.9 .412 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .571
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
Scot Pollard 3 4.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 8
Bob Pettit Scot Pollard
Season 1961-622004-05
Team St. Louis HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 78 42.1 31.1 - - 18.7 3.7 - - - 3.8 11.1 24.7 .450 - - - 8.9 11.6 .771
Scot Pollard 49 17.7 3.9 1.7 2.4 4.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.6 2.5 1.6 3.4 .473 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard 9 7.1 1.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500

Season 9
Bob Pettit Scot Pollard
Season 1962-632005-06
Team St. Louis HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsPacers 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 79 39.1 28.4 - - 15.1 3.1 - - - 3.6 9.8 22.1 .446 - - - 8.7 11.2 .774
Scot Pollard 45 17.1 3.8 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.6 2.6 1.6 3.4 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .763
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
Scot Pollard 4 3.8 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10
Bob Pettit Scot Pollard
Season 1963-642006-07
Team St. Louis HawksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsCavaliers 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 %
Bob Pettit 80 41.2 27.4 - - 15.3 3.2 - - - 3.8 9.9 21.4 .463 - - - 7.6 9.6 .789
Scot Pollard 24 4.5 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.5 1.1 .423 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500
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
Scot Pollard 3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11
Bob Pettit Scot Pollard
Season 1964-652007-08
Team St. Louis HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisNBA Champion 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 %
Bob Pettit 50 35.1 22.5 - - 12.4 2.6 - - - 3.3 7.9 18.5 .429 - - - 6.6 8.1 .820
Scot Pollard 22 7.9 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 2.0 0.5 1.0 .522 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .682
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
Scot Pollard ------- --- ----------
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