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Bob PettitAtlanta Hawks · #9
Bob Pettit is a retired forward best known with the Atlanta Hawks. First-ever MVP; a scoring-rebounding force. Career averages: 26.4 points, 16.2 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 77
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⬡ Epic
Atlanta Hawks · #9 · Forward
Bob Pettit
Season avg22.5 pts · 12.4 reb · 2.6 ast · .429 fg
Career avg26.4 pts · 16.2 reb · 3.0 ast · .435 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 77 — Star starter tierINDEXBob Pettit · Atlanta HawksIMPACTBalladex Impact 77 — Star starter tierINDEXBob Pettit · Atlanta Hawks
Scouting report
Bob Pettit — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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Hall of Famer · forward · Impact 77
Bob Pettit is a retired forward best known with the Atlanta Hawks. First-ever MVP; a scoring-rebounding force. Career averages: 26.4 points, 16.2 rebo
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OffenseD
DefenseC-
Feel / IQC-
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Excellent scorer
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Rebounding
Excellent on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Bob Pettit stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
77Impact index
752Star score
Career scoring average26.4 ppg
Seasons in the index11
Accolades on file4
1× NBA Champion · 2× NBA MVP
Stat explorer
Bob Pettit — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
22.5 PPG
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Playmaking
2.6 APG
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Rebounding
12.4 RPG
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Shooting
— 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Bob Pettit
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 1965-66 73% confidence
22.0
pts
19.6–24.4
11.8
reb
10.6–13.0
2.6
ast
1.9–3.3
34.6
min
proj
65
gp
health
.447
fg%
~base
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3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 11-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 22.5 → projected 22.0 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.3
Development (his trend)
-0.6
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.4
Net vs last season-0.5 PPG
Everything it reads
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11 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 79 / 80 / 50 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Bob Pettit career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 72 | 36.9 | 20.4 | 13.8 | 3.2 | .407 | |
| 1955-56 MVP | 72 | 38.8 | 25.7 | 16.2 | 2.6 | .429 | |
| 1956-57 | 71 | 35.1 | 24.7 | 14.6 | 1.9 | .415 | |
| 1957-58 CHIP | 70 | 36.1 | 24.6 | 17.4 | 2.2 | .410 | |
| 1958-59 MVP | 72 | 39.9 | 29.2 | 16.4 | 3.1 | .438 | |
| 1959-60 | 72 | 40.2 | 26.1 | 17.0 | 3.6 | .438 | |
| 1960-61 | 76 | 39.8 | 27.9 | 20.3 | 3.4 | .447 | |
| 1961-62 | 78 | 42.1 | 31.1 | 18.7 | 3.7 | .450 | |
| 1962-63 | 79 | 39.1 | 28.4 | 15.1 | 3.1 | .446 | |
| 1963-64 | 80 | 41.2 | 27.4 | 15.3 | 3.2 | .463 | |
| 1964-65 | 50 | 35.1 | 22.5 | 12.4 | 2.6 | .429 | |
| Career | 792 | 38.7 | 26.4 | 16.2 | 3.0 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Atlanta Hawks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
49–33proj record
#6conf seed
+2.9net rtg
115.3off rtg
112.6def rtg
89%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Dyson Daniels, Luguentz Dort.
How his role moves
Projected 49–33, 6th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
77 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Epic
Rank #23 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
4 accolades
1× NBA Champion · 2× NBA MVP · 11× NBA All-Star
Act IV
The Ballad of Bob Pettit
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Atlanta Hawks
Turning pro
Drafted 1954 as a Forward.
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Bob Pettit is a retired Hall of Famer. First-ever MVP; a scoring-rebounding force.
Chapter
He averaged 26.4 points, 16.2 rebounds and 3 assists and won 1 championship over his career.
Where things stand
A Hall of Famer and Atlanta Hawks name.
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Pettit's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Walk-up: Gentleman Star
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Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6' 9"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- College
- LSU
- NBA debut
- 1954
- Draft
- 1954
- Jersey
- #9
Legacy
First-ever MVP; a scoring-rebounding force.
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The person
A retired Hall of Famer and Atlanta Hawks name.
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FAQ
Bob Pettit — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Bob Pettit, answered.
What were Bob Pettit's career averages?
Bob Pettit averaged 26.4 points, 16.2 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
Is Bob Pettit retired?
Yes — Bob Pettit is a retired forward and a Hall of Famer.
Bob Pettit career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
