Sam Mitchell vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Sam Mitchell, 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.

Sam Mitchell played 13 years in the NBA, 2 more than Bob Pettit, who played 11. Sam Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Sam Mitchell	13	9	1989-90 to 2001-02
Bob Pettit	11	9	1954-55 to 1964-65

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Sam Mitchell	Bob Pettit
Season	1989-90	1954-55
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Milwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	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		%
Sam Mitchell	80	30.2	12.7	2.3	3.5	5.8	1.1	0.8	0.7	1.2	3.8	4.7	10.4	.446	0.0	0.1	.000	3.4	4.4	.768
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		%
Sam Mitchell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Sam Mitchell	Bob Pettit
Season	1990-91	1955-56
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	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		%
Sam Mitchell	82	38.1	14.6	2.3	4.0	6.3	1.6	0.8	0.7	1.3	4.1	5.4	12.3	.441	0.0	0.1	.000	3.7	4.8	.775
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		%
Sam Mitchell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Sam Mitchell	Bob Pettit
Season	1991-92	1956-57
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	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		%
Sam Mitchell	82	26.2	10.1	1.9	3.8	5.8	1.1	0.6	0.5	1.2	2.8	3.7	8.8	.423	0.0	0.1	.182	2.5	3.2	.786
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		%
Sam Mitchell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Sam Mitchell	Bob Pettit
Season	1992-93	1957-58
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Sam Mitchell	81	17.3	7.2	1.1	1.9	3.1	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.6	2.6	2.7	6.0	.445	0.0	0.3	.174	1.9	2.3	.811
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		%
Sam Mitchell	4	6.3	3.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.3	2.0	.625	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.5	1.000
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
	Sam Mitchell	Bob Pettit
Season	1993-94	1958-59
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 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		%
Sam Mitchell	75	14.5	4.8	0.9	1.6	2.5	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.7	2.0	1.9	4.1	.458	0.0	0.1	.000	1.1	1.5	.745
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		%
Sam Mitchell	15	6.6	1.4	0.3	0.8	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.3	1.5	0.6	1.7	.346	0.0	0.1	.000	0.2	0.3	.750
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
	Sam Mitchell	Bob Pettit
Season	1994-95	1959-60
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers 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		%
Sam Mitchell	81	17.0	6.5	1.2	1.8	3.0	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.7	2.5	2.5	5.1	.487	0.0	0.1	.100	1.6	2.1	.724
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		%
Sam Mitchell	17	13.1	4.0	1.0	1.8	2.8	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.8	2.4	1.4	3.8	.359	0.0	0.1	.000	1.3	1.6	.786
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
	Sam Mitchell	Bob Pettit
Season	1995-96	1960-61
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	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		%
Sam Mitchell	78	27.5	10.8	1.4	3.0	4.3	0.9	0.6	0.3	1.1	2.8	3.9	7.9	.490	0.0	0.2	.056	3.0	3.7	.814
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		%
Sam Mitchell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Sam Mitchell	Bob Pettit
Season	1996-97	1961-62
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sam Mitchell	82	24.9	9.3	1.4	2.6	4.0	1.0	0.6	0.2	1.1	2.8	3.3	7.4	.446	0.0	0.3	.160	2.7	3.6	.759
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		%
Sam Mitchell	3	15.7	5.7	0.7	1.7	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	3.0	2.0	4.3	.462	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.7	.625
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Sam Mitchell	Bob Pettit
Season	1997-98	1962-63
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves 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		%
Sam Mitchell	81	27.6	12.3	1.5	3.3	4.8	1.3	0.8	0.3	0.8	2.5	4.6	9.9	.464	0.2	0.5	.349	3.0	3.6	.832
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		%
Sam Mitchell	5	35.8	14.4	1.4	4.0	5.4	1.6	0.2	0.2	1.0	3.6	5.2	11.6	.448	0.6	2.8	.214	3.4	3.8	.895
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
	Sam Mitchell	Bob Pettit
Season	1998-99	1963-64
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves 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		%
Sam Mitchell	50	26.9	11.2	1.1	2.5	3.6	2.0	0.7	0.3	0.7	2.2	4.3	10.4	.408	0.2	0.8	.237	2.5	3.3	.764
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		%
Sam Mitchell	4	32.8	10.0	1.3	2.3	3.5	1.5	0.3	0.5	2.0	3.3	3.8	10.0	.375	0.3	1.5	.167	2.3	3.0	.750
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
	Sam Mitchell	Bob Pettit
Season	1999-00	1964-65
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sam Mitchell	66	18.6	6.5	0.4	1.7	2.1	1.7	0.4	0.2	0.7	1.8	2.5	5.7	.447	0.2	0.3	.435	1.2	1.4	.880
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		%
Sam Mitchell	4	17.0	5.8	0.5	1.3	1.8	0.5	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.3	4.5	.500	0.5	1.3	.400	0.8	0.8	1.000
Bob Pettit	4	23.8	11.5	-	-	6.0	2.0	-	-	-	2.5	3.8	10.3	.366	-	-	-	4.0	5.0	.800


Season 12
	Sam Mitchell	Bob Pettit
Season	2000-01	-
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Timberwolves 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		%
Sam Mitchell	82	12.0	3.5	0.3	1.2	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.4	1.4	1.4	3.5	.408	0.1	0.5	.209	0.5	0.7	.727
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Mitchell	4	12.5	1.5	0.3	1.5	1.8	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.5	2.5	.200	0.0	0.3	.000	0.5	0.5	1.000
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Sam Mitchell	Bob Pettit
Season	2001-02	-
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Timberwolves 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		%
Sam Mitchell	74	9.8	3.3	0.2	0.9	1.1	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.1	1.3	3.1	.432	0.1	0.5	.286	0.5	0.7	.776
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Mitchell	3	11.3	2.7	0.0	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.7	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sam Mitchell vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Sam Mitchell, 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

Season 12

Season 13