Juwan Howard vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Juwan Howard, 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.

Juwan Howard played 19 years in the NBA, 8 more than Bob Pettit, who played 11. Juwan Howard had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Juwan Howard 19 7 1994-95 to 2012-13
Bob Pettit 11 9 1954-55 to 1964-65

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 1994-951954-55
Team Washington BulletsMilwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Juwan Howard 65 36.1 17.0 2.8 5.6 8.4 2.5 0.8 0.2 2.6 3.6 7.0 14.3 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.5 .664
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 %
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 1995-961955-56
Team Washington BulletsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Juwan Howard 81 40.7 22.1 2.3 5.8 8.1 4.4 0.8 0.5 3.7 3.3 9.0 18.5 .489 0.0 0.2 .308 3.9 5.3 .749
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 %
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------
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

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 1996-971956-57
Team Washington BulletsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Juwan Howard 82 40.5 19.1 2.5 5.5 8.0 3.8 1.1 0.3 3.0 3.2 7.8 16.0 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.7 .756
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 %
Juwan Howard 3 43.0 18.7 3.3 2.7 6.0 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 3.0 6.7 14.7 .455 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 6.0 .889
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

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 1997-981957-58
Team Washington WizardsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion 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 %
Juwan Howard 64 40.0 18.5 2.5 4.5 7.0 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 3.5 7.2 15.5 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 5.6 .721
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 %
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------
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

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 1998-991958-59
Team Washington WizardsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Juwan Howard 36 39.7 18.9 2.5 5.6 8.1 3.0 1.2 0.4 2.6 3.6 7.9 16.8 .474 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.1 .753
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 %
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------
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

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 1999-001959-60
Team Washington WizardsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Juwan Howard 82 35.5 14.9 1.6 4.1 5.7 3.0 0.8 0.3 2.7 3.6 6.2 13.5 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.4 .735
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 %
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------
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

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 2000-011960-61
Team Washington Wizards, Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 %
Juwan Howard 81 36.7 18.0 2.1 5.0 7.1 2.8 0.9 0.5 3.0 3.6 7.2 15.0 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 4.7 .773
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 %
Juwan Howard 10 38.9 13.4 2.9 5.4 8.3 1.4 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.8 4.9 13.6 .360 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.5 .800
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

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 2001-021961-62
Team Dallas Mavericks, Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Juwan Howard 81 32.5 14.6 2.8 4.8 7.6 2.1 0.6 0.6 1.9 3.3 5.7 12.4 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.2 .761
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 %
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 2002-031962-63
Team Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 77 35.5 18.4 2.4 5.2 7.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.5 3.1 7.4 16.4 .450 0.0 0.1 .500 3.7 4.6 .803
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 %
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------
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

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 2003-041963-64
Team Orlando MagicSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 81 35.5 17.0 2.1 4.9 7.0 2.0 0.7 0.3 2.2 3.5 6.5 14.4 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 3.9 4.9 .809
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 %
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------
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

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 2004-051964-65
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 61 26.6 9.6 2.1 3.6 5.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.3 2.3 4.0 8.9 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 1.9 .843
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 %
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------
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

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 2005-06-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 80 31.7 11.8 2.1 4.6 6.7 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.9 4.9 10.7 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.4 .806
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 2006-07-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 80 26.5 9.7 1.7 4.2 5.9 1.6 0.4 0.1 1.4 2.6 3.9 8.3 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.4 .824
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 7 22.4 5.0 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.6 1.4 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .636
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 2007-08-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 50 7.1 1.1 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.2 0.5 1.3 .359 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .786
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 3 3.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.3 .250
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 2008-09-
Team Denver Nuggets, Charlotte Bobcats-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 42 11.2 4.1 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.7 1.8 3.5 .510 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .676
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 2009-10-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 73 22.4 6.0 1.5 3.1 4.6 0.8 0.4 0.1 1.0 2.6 2.6 5.1 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .786
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 6 14.5 3.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 3.3 1.7 3.2 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 2010-11-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 57 10.4 2.4 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.2 .440 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .829
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 11 5.5 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.8 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .692
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 2011-12-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 28 6.8 1.5 0.6 1.0 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 2.0 .309 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .800
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 9 2.7 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Juwan Howard Bob Pettit
Season 2012-13-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard 7 7.3 3.0 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 1.4 2.7 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 1.000
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------