Bob Pettit

Bob Pettit
Pettit with the St. Louis Hawks in 1961
Personal information
Born (1932-12-12) December 12, 1932
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolBaton Rouge
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
CollegeLSU (1951–1954)
NBA draft1954: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted byMilwaukee Hawks
Playing career1954–1965
PositionPower forward / center
Number9
Career history
1954–1965Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points20,880 (26.4 ppg)
Rebounds12,849 (16.2 rpg)
Assists2,369 (3.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 
Basketball Hall of Fame
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Robert E. Lee Pettit Jr. (/ˈpɛtɪt/ PET-it; born December 12, 1932) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965). In 1956, he became the first recipient of the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award and he won the award again in 1959. He also won the NBA All-Star Game MVP award four times. As of the end of 2023-2024 regular season, Pettit is still the only regular season MVP in the history of the Hawks. Pettit is the leader for most career rebounds (12,849), and most rebounds per game with 16.2 in Hawks franchise history.

The first NBA player to score more than 20,000 points, Pettit was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970. He is one of four players who was named to all four NBA anniversary teams and one of only two living members as of 2024 with Bob Cousy. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time.

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