Othella Harrington vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Othella Harrington, 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.

Othella Harrington played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than Bob Pettit, who played 11. Othella Harrington had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Othella Harrington	Bob Pettit
Season	1996-97	1954-55
Team	Houston Rockets	Milwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Othella Harrington	57	15.1	4.8	1.3	2.2	3.5	0.3	0.2	0.4	1.0	2.0	2.0	3.6	.549	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.4	.605
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		%
Othella Harrington	7	2.1	1.3	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.3	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.4	.700
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Othella Harrington	Bob Pettit
Season	1997-98	1955-56
Team	Houston Rockets	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
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		%
Othella Harrington	58	15.6	6.0	1.3	2.3	3.6	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.8	1.9	2.2	4.6	.485	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.1	.754
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		%
Othella Harrington	3	7.3	5.3	1.0	1.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	2.0	4.0	.500	0.0	0.3	.000	1.3	1.7	.800
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
	Othella Harrington	Bob Pettit
Season	1998-99	1956-57
Team	Houston Rockets	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West 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		%
Othella Harrington	41	22.0	9.8	1.8	4.2	6.0	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.5	2.5	3.8	7.4	.513	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.0	.721
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		%
Othella Harrington	4	10.5	5.5	1.3	2.3	3.5	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.8	0.5	2.3	3.5	.643	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.5	.667
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
	Othella Harrington	Bob Pettit
Season	1999-00	1957-58
Team	Vancouver Grizzlies	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	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		%
Othella Harrington	82	32.6	13.1	2.4	4.5	6.9	1.2	0.4	0.7	2.6	3.5	5.1	10.1	.506	0.0	0.0	.000	2.9	3.6	.792
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		%
Othella Harrington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Othella Harrington	Bob Pettit
Season	2000-01	1958-59
Team	Vancouver Grizzlies, New York Knicks	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Knicks 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		%
Othella Harrington	74	24.5	9.0	1.9	3.4	5.2	0.8	0.5	0.6	2.0	3.2	3.3	6.9	.487	0.0	0.0	.000	2.3	3.0	.763
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		%
Othella Harrington	5	15.4	3.6	1.4	1.6	3.0	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.6	3.2	1.4	2.8	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.0	.800
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
	Othella Harrington	Bob Pettit
Season	2001-02	1959-60
Team	New York Knicks	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	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		%
Othella Harrington	77	20.3	7.7	1.6	2.9	4.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.2	3.2	3.1	5.8	.527	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.2	.709
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		%
Othella Harrington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Othella Harrington	Bob Pettit
Season	2002-03	1960-61
Team	New York Knicks	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	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		%
Othella Harrington	74	25.0	7.7	2.2	4.2	6.4	0.8	0.2	0.3	1.2	3.1	3.0	6.0	.508	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.0	.820
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		%
Othella Harrington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Othella Harrington	Bob Pettit
Season	2003-04	1961-62
Team	New York Knicks	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		%
Othella Harrington	56	15.6	4.6	1.0	2.1	3.2	0.5	0.2	0.3	1.2	2.4	1.8	3.6	.495	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.4	.744
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		%
Othella Harrington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Othella Harrington	Bob Pettit
Season	2004-05	1962-63
Team	Chicago Bulls	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls 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		%
Othella Harrington	70	18.2	8.0	1.5	2.7	4.2	0.8	0.3	0.3	1.2	2.7	3.1	6.1	.512	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.5	.718
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		%
Othella Harrington	6	17.5	8.0	1.0	1.5	2.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	1.3	3.2	3.5	7.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.8	.545
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
	Othella Harrington	Bob Pettit
Season	2005-06	1963-64
Team	Chicago Bulls	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls 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		%
Othella Harrington	72	11.4	4.8	0.8	1.4	2.1	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.8	1.8	1.9	3.8	.495	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.7	.626
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		%
Othella Harrington	3	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
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
	Othella Harrington	Bob Pettit
Season	2006-07	1964-65
Team	Charlotte Bobcats	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	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		%
Othella Harrington	26	8.5	2.6	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.6	1.9	1.0	2.2	.446	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.8	.773
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		%
Othella Harrington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Pettit	4	23.8	11.5	-	-	6.0	2.0	-	-	-	2.5	3.8	10.3	.366	-	-	-	4.0	5.0	.800