Calvin Natt vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Calvin Natt, 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.

Calvin Natt and Bob Pettit both played 11 years in the NBA. Calvin Natt had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, 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
Calvin Natt	11	7	1979-80 to 1989-90
Bob Pettit	11	9	1954-55 to 1964-65

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Calvin Natt	Bob Pettit
Season	1979-80	1954-55
Team	New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers	Milwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers 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		%
Calvin Natt	78	36.6	19.9	3.1	5.8	8.9	2.2	1.3	0.4	2.5	2.6	8.0	16.6	.479	0.0	0.1	.333	3.9	5.4	.730
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		%
Calvin Natt	3	41.7	16.0	3.0	5.0	8.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	3.3	2.3	7.0	16.0	.438	0.0	0.7	.000	2.0	3.3	.600
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Calvin Natt	Bob Pettit
Season	1980-81	1955-56
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Trail Blazers 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		%
Calvin Natt	74	28.5	13.4	2.0	3.8	5.8	2.1	1.0	0.2	2.2	2.5	5.3	10.7	.497	0.1	0.1	.500	2.7	3.8	.707
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		%
Calvin Natt	3	31.7	10.7	2.0	4.7	6.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	2.3	1.3	4.7	10.3	.452	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.7	.500
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
	Calvin Natt	Bob Pettit
Season	1981-82	1956-57
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	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		%
Calvin Natt	75	34.7	17.7	2.6	5.6	8.2	2.0	0.8	0.5	1.9	2.3	6.9	11.9	.576	0.0	0.1	.250	3.9	5.2	.750
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		%
Calvin Natt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Calvin Natt	Bob Pettit
Season	1982-83	1957-58
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Calvin Natt	80	36.0	20.4	2.7	4.8	7.5	2.1	0.8	0.4	2.5	2.3	8.1	14.8	.543	0.0	0.3	.150	4.2	5.4	.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		%
Calvin Natt	7	39.1	18.9	3.1	6.0	9.1	1.6	1.1	0.1	1.3	2.0	7.1	14.6	.490	0.1	0.3	.500	4.4	6.9	.646
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
	Calvin Natt	Bob Pettit
Season	1983-84	1958-59
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Trail Blazers 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		%
Calvin Natt	79	33.4	16.2	2.1	3.9	6.0	2.3	0.9	0.3	2.1	2.8	6.3	10.8	.583	0.0	0.2	.118	3.5	4.4	.797
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		%
Calvin Natt	5	39.0	19.8	2.2	5.4	7.6	1.8	1.2	0.2	2.0	2.0	7.4	14.4	.514	0.0	0.6	.000	5.0	7.2	.694
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
	Calvin Natt	Bob Pettit
Season	1984-85	1959-60
Team	Denver Nuggets	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West 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		%
Calvin Natt	78	34.1	23.3	2.7	5.1	7.8	3.1	1.0	0.4	2.4	2.3	8.8	16.1	.546	0.0	0.0	.000	5.7	7.2	.793
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		%
Calvin Natt	15	33.9	22.3	2.1	4.5	6.6	3.8	0.5	0.3	2.1	2.3	8.7	15.9	.550	0.0	0.0	-	4.8	5.9	.809
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
	Calvin Natt	Bob Pettit
Season	1985-86	1960-61
Team	Denver Nuggets	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Calvin Natt	69	29.1	17.7	1.8	4.5	6.3	2.4	0.8	0.2	1.9	2.1	6.8	13.5	.504	0.0	0.1	.333	4.0	5.0	.801
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		%
Calvin Natt	10	29.3	17.9	1.7	6.2	7.9	2.8	0.2	0.3	2.2	2.5	6.6	14.2	.465	0.1	0.2	.500	4.6	5.9	.780
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
	Calvin Natt	Bob Pettit
Season	1986-87	1961-62
Team	Denver Nuggets	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		%
Calvin Natt	1	20.0	10.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	10.0	.400	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.0	1.000
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		%
Calvin Natt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Pettit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Calvin Natt	Bob Pettit
Season	1987-88	1962-63
Team	Denver Nuggets	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
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		%
Calvin Natt	27	19.7	9.6	1.3	2.3	3.6	1.7	0.5	0.1	1.1	1.6	3.8	7.7	.490	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.7	.740
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		%
Calvin Natt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Calvin Natt	Bob Pettit
Season	1988-89	1963-64
Team	Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
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		%
Calvin Natt	24	14.7	6.3	1.2	2.1	3.3	0.8	0.3	0.1	1.3	1.3	2.0	4.8	.405	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.3	.722
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		%
Calvin Natt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Calvin Natt	Bob Pettit
Season	1989-90	1964-65
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Calvin Natt	14	11.7	4.1	0.7	1.8	2.5	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.4	1.0	1.4	2.2	.645	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.6	.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		%
Calvin Natt	2	7.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.5	0.5	1.5	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Bob Pettit	4	23.8	11.5	-	-	6.0	2.0	-	-	-	2.5	3.8	10.3	.366	-	-	-	4.0	5.0	.800

Calvin Natt vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Calvin Natt, 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