Caris LeVert vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Caris LeVert, 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.

Caris LeVert played 9 years in the NBA, 2 less than Bob Pettit, who played 11. Caris LeVert had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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 achievements, 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
Caris LeVert	9	4	2016-17 to 2024-25
Bob Pettit	11	9	1954-55 to 1964-65

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Caris LeVert	Bob Pettit
Season	2016-17	1954-55
Team	Brooklyn Nets	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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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caris LeVert	57	21.7	8.2	0.4	2.9	3.3	1.9	0.9	0.1	1.0	1.6	3.0	6.7	.450	1.0	3.2	.321	1.2	1.6	.720
difference:	+15	+15.2	+12.2			+10.5	+1.3				-2.0	+4.2	+11.1	+.043				+4.7	+6.3	+.031
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
* Neiher Caris LeVert nor Bob Pettit played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Caris LeVert	Bob Pettit
Season	2017-18	1955-56
Team	Brooklyn Nets	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost West Div Finals

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caris LeVert	71	26.3	12.1	0.7	2.9	3.7	4.2	1.2	0.3	2.2	2.2	4.5	10.4	.435	1.2	3.5	.347	1.9	2.6	.711
difference:	+1	+12.5	+13.6			+12.5	+1.6				-0.6	+4.5	+10.5	+.006				+5.8	+7.9	+.025
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		%
Caris LeVert	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Caris LeVert	Bob Pettit
Season	2018-19	1956-57
Team	Brooklyn Nets	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost NBA Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caris LeVert	40	26.6	13.7	0.9	2.9	3.8	3.9	1.1	0.4	1.7	1.9	5.2	12.1	.429	1.2	3.9	.312	2.1	3.1	.691
difference:	+31	+8.5	+11.0			+10.8	+2.0				-0.6	+3.4	+8.7	+.014				+5.4	+6.5	+.082
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		%
Caris LeVert	5	28.8	21.0	1.2	3.4	4.6	3.0	1.0	0.4	2.0	1.6	7.2	14.6	.493	2.4	5.2	.462	4.2	5.8	.724
difference:	+5	+14.2	+8.8			+12.2	+0.5				-1.7	+2.6	+9.1	+.079				+6.0	+7.5	+.043
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
	Caris LeVert	Bob Pettit
Season	2019-20	1957-58
Team	Brooklyn Nets	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caris LeVert	45	29.6	18.7	1.1	3.1	4.2	4.4	1.2	0.2	2.6	1.8	6.9	16.3	.425	1.8	4.9	.364	3.1	4.4	.711
difference:	+25	+6.5	+5.9			+13.2	+2.2				-1.4	+1.4	+4.0	+.015				+4.9	+6.2	+.038
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		%
Caris LeVert	4	35.0	20.3	2.0	4.0	6.0	9.5	1.3	0.3	3.3	1.8	6.8	18.3	.370	2.3	5.3	.429	4.5	6.3	.720
difference:	+7	+4.1	+3.9			+10.5	+7.7				-1.0	+1.4	+2.6	+.021				+3.3	+4.4	+.009
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
	Caris LeVert	Bob Pettit
Season	2020-21	1958-59
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost West Div Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caris LeVert	47	31.6	20.2	0.7	3.9	4.6	5.2	1.4	0.6	2.2	2.2	7.6	17.3	.441	1.8	5.5	.326	3.1	3.8	.811
difference:	+25	+8.3	+9.0			+11.8	+2.1				-0.6	+2.4	+5.5	+.003				+6.2	+8.4	+.052
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		%
Caris LeVert	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Caris LeVert	Bob Pettit
Season	2021-22	1959-60
Team	Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers	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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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caris LeVert	58	30.7	17.0	0.7	2.9	3.7	4.3	0.9	0.4	1.9	2.3	6.5	14.7	.444	1.4	4.4	.320	2.5	3.3	.756
difference:	+14	+9.5	+9.1			+13.3	+0.7				-0.5	+2.8	+6.5	+.006				+5.1	+6.7	+.003
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		%
Caris LeVert	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Caris LeVert	Bob Pettit
Season	2022-23	1960-61
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost NBA Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caris LeVert	74	30.2	12.1	0.7	3.1	3.8	3.9	1.0	0.3	1.6	2.3	4.3	10.0	.431	1.7	4.4	.392	1.8	2.4	.722
difference:	+2	+9.6	+15.8			+16.5	+0.5				-0.6	+5.8	+12.6	+.016				+5.9	+8.2	+.002
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		%
Caris LeVert	5	34.0	15.0	0.8	3.8	4.6	2.6	0.4	0.2	1.0	2.0	5.4	12.6	.429	2.6	7.2	.361	1.6	2.6	.615
difference:	+7	+9.8	+13.6			+13.0	+0.6				-1.5	+4.4	+11.1	+.017				+7.5	+9.4	+.142
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
	Caris LeVert	Bob Pettit
Season	2023-24	1961-62
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caris LeVert	68	28.8	14.0	0.6	3.5	4.1	5.1	1.1	0.5	1.7	1.8	5.1	12.1	.421	1.6	4.9	.325	2.3	3.0	.766
difference:	+10	+13.3	+17.1			+14.6	+1.4				-2.0	+6.0	+12.6	+.029				+6.6	+8.6	+.005
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		%
Caris LeVert	11	25.3	10.1	0.7	2.9	3.6	2.3	0.8	0.5	1.3	1.3	4.0	9.3	.431	0.5	3.0	.182	1.5	2.4	.654
Bob Pettit	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Caris LeVert	Bob Pettit
Season	2024-25	1962-63
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks	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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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caris LeVert	64	24.9	12.1	0.6	2.5	3.2	3.4	0.9	0.5	1.2	1.5	4.4	9.4	.467	1.7	4.4	.373	1.7	2.4	.710
difference:	+15	+14.2	+16.3			+11.9	+0.3				-2.1	+5.4	+12.7	+.021				+7.0	+8.8	+.064
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		%
Caris LeVert	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Pettit	11	42.1	31.8	-	-	15.1	3.0	-	-	-	3.1	10.8	23.5	.459	-	-	-	10.2	13.1	.778


Additional Years
* Bob Pettit played 2 seasons more than Caris LeVert in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 11, from 1964 to 1965—Bob Pettit played in two Playoffs. In those 2 extra years over Caris LeVert, Bob Pettit got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-Star Game

Caris LeVert vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Caris LeVert, 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years