Lionel Hollins vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Lionel Hollins, 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.

Lionel Hollins played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bob Pettit, who played 11. Lionel Hollins had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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
Lionel Hollins	10	8	1975-76 to 1984-85
Bob Pettit	11	9	1954-55 to 1964-65

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Lionel Hollins	Bob Pettit
Season	1975-76	1954-55
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Milwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	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		%
Lionel Hollins	74	25.6	10.8	0.5	1.8	2.4	4.1	1.8	0.4	-	3.2	4.2	10.0	.421	-	-	-	2.4	3.3	.721
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		%
Lionel Hollins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Lionel Hollins	Bob Pettit
Season	1976-77	1955-56
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Lionel Hollins	76	29.3	14.7	0.7	2.1	2.8	4.1	2.2	0.5	-	3.5	5.9	13.8	.432	-	-	-	2.8	3.8	.749
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		%
Lionel Hollins	19	35.9	17.3	0.7	2.1	2.7	4.5	2.5	0.3	-	3.9	7.1	16.9	.417	-	-	-	3.2	4.6	.682
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
	Lionel Hollins	Bob Pettit
Season	1977-78	1956-57
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Lionel Hollins	81	33.8	15.9	1.0	2.4	3.4	4.7	1.9	0.4	3.0	3.3	6.6	14.8	.442	-	-	-	2.8	3.7	.743
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		%
Lionel Hollins	6	37.2	16.7	0.8	4.0	4.8	5.5	1.2	0.0	3.2	3.5	6.7	14.8	.449	-	-	-	3.3	4.8	.690
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
	Lionel Hollins	Bob Pettit
Season	1978-79	1957-58
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West 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		%
Lionel Hollins	64	30.7	15.3	0.5	1.8	2.3	5.1	1.8	0.4	3.5	3.1	6.3	13.8	.454	-	-	-	2.7	3.5	.778
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		%
Lionel Hollins	3	22.0	7.0	0.3	0.7	1.0	1.7	1.0	0.0	2.3	2.7	2.7	8.7	.308	-	-	-	1.7	2.3	.714
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
	Lionel Hollins	Bob Pettit
Season	1979-80	1958-59
Team	Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA 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		%
Lionel Hollins	47	25.7	11.2	0.6	1.3	1.9	3.4	1.6	0.2	2.7	2.2	4.5	11.2	.403	0.1	0.4	.150	2.1	3.0	.721
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		%
Lionel Hollins	18	34.3	13.8	0.9	3.0	3.9	6.3	1.5	0.2	2.6	2.7	5.4	12.9	.416	0.0	0.6	.000	3.0	3.8	.794
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
	Lionel Hollins	Bob Pettit
Season	1980-81	1959-60
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers 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		%
Lionel Hollins	82	26.3	9.5	0.6	1.8	2.3	4.3	1.3	0.2	2.5	2.5	4.0	8.5	.470	0.0	0.2	.133	1.5	2.1	.731
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		%
Lionel Hollins	16	30.6	10.2	0.5	1.6	2.1	4.1	1.1	0.1	1.2	2.6	4.2	9.5	.441	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	2.3	.784
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
	Lionel Hollins	Bob Pettit
Season	1981-82	1960-61
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers 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		%
Lionel Hollins	81	27.9	11.0	0.4	1.9	2.3	3.9	1.3	0.2	1.8	2.4	4.7	9.8	.477	0.0	0.2	.125	1.6	2.3	.702
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		%
Lionel Hollins	8	14.3	4.3	0.1	1.0	1.1	3.1	1.1	0.1	1.6	1.4	1.9	6.1	.306	0.0	0.1	.000	0.5	0.8	.667
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
	Lionel Hollins	Bob Pettit
Season	1982-83	1961-62
Team	San Diego Clippers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
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		%
Lionel Hollins	56	32.9	13.5	0.5	1.8	2.3	6.7	2.0	0.3	3.5	2.8	5.6	12.8	.437	0.1	0.4	.143	2.3	3.2	.721
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		%
Lionel Hollins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Lionel Hollins	Bob Pettit
Season	1983-84	1962-63
Team	Detroit Pistons	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons 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		%
Lionel Hollins	32	6.8	1.8	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.9	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.8	2.0	.381	0.0	0.1	.000	0.3	0.4	.846
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		%
Lionel Hollins	2	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
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
	Lionel Hollins	Bob Pettit
Season	1984-85	1963-64
Team	Houston Rockets	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets 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		%
Lionel Hollins	80	24.4	7.6	0.4	1.8	2.2	5.2	1.0	0.1	2.1	2.3	3.1	6.8	.461	0.0	0.2	.231	1.4	1.7	.794
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		%
Lionel Hollins	5	18.8	3.4	0.2	1.6	1.8	3.6	0.8	0.0	1.4	3.2	1.6	5.2	.308	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.2	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
	Lionel Hollins	Bob Pettit
Season	-	1964-65
Team	-	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	-	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		%
Lionel Hollins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Lionel Hollins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Pettit	4	23.8	11.5	-	-	6.0	2.0	-	-	-	2.5	3.8	10.3	.366	-	-	-	4.0	5.0	.800

Lionel Hollins vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Lionel Hollins, 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