Neil Johnston vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Neil Johnston, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Neil Johnston played 8 years in the NBA, 3 less than Bob Pettit, who played 11. Neil Johnston had the first of his seasons in 1951-52, 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 |
Neil Johnston | 8 | 4 | 1951-52 to 1958-59 |
Bob Pettit | 11 | 9 | 1954-55 to 1964-65 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Neil Johnston | Bob Pettit | |
Season | 1951-52 | 1954-55 |
Team | Philadelphia Warriors | Milwaukee Hawks |
Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA First Team |
- | Rookie of the Year | |
- | All-Star Game | |
Playoffs | Warriors Lost East Div 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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | 64 | 15.5 | 6.0 | - | - | 5.3 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.7 | .472 | - | - | - | 1.6 | 2.4 | .662 |
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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | 3 | 10.7 | 5.3 | - | - | 3.3 | 0.3 | - | - | - | 2.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | .500 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.7 | .750 |
Bob Pettit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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Neil Johnston | Bob Pettit | |
Season | 1952-53 | 1955-56 |
Team | Philadelphia Warriors | St. Louis Hawks |
Honors & Awards | - | Season MVP |
All-NBA First Team | All-NBA First Team | |
Scoring Leader | Scoring Leader | |
- | Rebounds Leader | |
All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
- | All-Star Game NVP | |
Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | 70 | 45.2 | 22.3 | - | - | 13.9 | 2.8 | - | - | - | 3.5 | 7.2 | 15.9 | .452 | - | - | - | 7.9 | 11.3 | .700 |
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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Neil Johnston | Bob Pettit | |
Season | 1953-54 | 1956-57 |
Team | Philadelphia Warriors | St. Louis Hawks |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | All-NBA First Team |
Scoring Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | 72 | 45.8 | 24.4 | - | - | 11.1 | 2.8 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 8.2 | 18.3 | .449 | - | - | - | 8.0 | 10.7 | .747 |
Bob Pettit | 71 | 35.1 | 24.7 | - | - | 14.6 | 1.9 | - | - | - | 2.5 | 8.6 | 20.8 | .415 | - | - | - | 7.5 | 9.6 | .773 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Neil Johnston | Bob Pettit | |
Season | 1954-55 | 1957-58 |
Team | Philadelphia Warriors | St. Louis Hawks |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | All-NBA First Team |
Scoring Leader | - | |
Rebounds Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
- | All-Star Game NVP | |
Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | 72 | 40.5 | 22.7 | - | - | 15.1 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 3.5 | 7.2 | 16.4 | .440 | - | - | - | 8.2 | 10.7 | .766 |
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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Neil Johnston | Bob Pettit | |
Season | 1955-56 | 1958-59 |
Team | Philadelphia Warriors | St. Louis Hawks |
Honors & Awards | - | Season MVP |
All-NBA First Team | All-NBA First Team | |
- | Scoring Leader | |
All-Star Game | 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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | 70 | 37.1 | 22.1 | - | - | 12.5 | 3.2 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 7.1 | 15.6 | .457 | - | - | - | 7.8 | 9.8 | .801 |
Bob Pettit | 72 | 39.9 | 29.2 | - | - | 16.4 | 3.1 | - | - | - | 2.8 | 10.0 | 22.8 | .438 | - | - | - | 9.3 | 12.2 | .759 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | 10 | 39.7 | 20.3 | - | - | 14.3 | 5.1 | - | - | - | 4.1 | 6.9 | 16.9 | .408 | - | - | - | 6.5 | 9.2 | .707 |
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 |
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Neil Johnston | Bob Pettit | |
Season | 1956-57 | 1959-60 |
Team | Philadelphia Warriors | St. Louis Hawks |
Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA First Team |
All-NBA Second Team | - | |
All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
Playoffs | Warriors Lost East Div 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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | 69 | 36.7 | 22.8 | - | - | 12.4 | 2.9 | - | - | - | 3.3 | 7.5 | 16.9 | .447 | - | - | - | 7.8 | 9.4 | .826 |
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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | 2 | 42.0 | 19.0 | - | - | 17.5 | 4.5 | - | - | - | 4.5 | 8.5 | 26.5 | .321 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 3.0 | .667 |
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 |
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Neil Johnston | Bob Pettit | |
Season | 1957-58 | 1960-61 |
Team | Philadelphia Warriors | St. Louis Hawks |
Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA First Team |
All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
Playoffs | Warriors Lost East Div 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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | 71 | 33.9 | 19.5 | - | - | 11.1 | 2.3 | - | - | - | 3.3 | 6.7 | 15.5 | .429 | - | - | - | 6.2 | 7.6 | .819 |
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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | 8 | 23.6 | 10.9 | - | - | 8.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 2.3 | 3.8 | 9.8 | .385 | - | - | - | 3.4 | 4.1 | .818 |
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 |
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Neil Johnston | Bob Pettit | |
Season | 1958-59 | 1961-62 |
Team | Philadelphia Warriors | 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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | 28 | 14.0 | 6.3 | - | - | 5.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 1.9 | 5.9 | .329 | - | - | - | 2.5 | 3.1 | .784 |
Bob Pettit | 78 | 42.1 | 31.1 | - | - | 18.7 | 3.7 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 11.1 | 24.7 | .450 | - | - | - | 8.9 | 11.6 | .771 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 9 |
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Neil Johnston | Bob Pettit | |
Season | - | 1962-63 |
Team | - | St. Louis Hawks |
Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA First Team |
- | All-Star Game | |
Playoffs | - | 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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Neil Johnston | Bob Pettit | |
Season | - | 1963-64 |
Team | - | St. Louis Hawks |
Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA First Team |
- | All-Star Game | |
Playoffs | - | 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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit | 80 | 41.2 | 27.4 | - | - | 15.3 | 3.2 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 9.9 | 21.4 | .463 | - | - | - | 7.6 | 9.6 | .789 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Neil Johnston | Bob Pettit | |
Season | - | 1964-65 |
Team | - | St. Louis Hawks |
Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Second Team |
- | 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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | % | ||||
Neil Johnston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit | 4 | 23.8 | 11.5 | - | - | 6.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 2.5 | 3.8 | 10.3 | .366 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 5.0 | .800 |