Jay Humphries vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Jay Humphries, 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.

Jay Humphries and Bob Pettit both played 11 years in the NBA. Jay Humphries had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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
Jay Humphries 11 7 1984-85 to 1994-95
Bob Pettit 11 9 1954-55 to 1964-65

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jay Humphries Bob Pettit
Season 1984-851954-55
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jay Humphries 80 25.8 8.8 0.4 1.7 2.1 4.4 1.3 0.1 2.1 2.6 3.5 7.8 .446 0.1 0.3 .200 1.8 2.1 .829
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 %
Jay Humphries 3 30.0 16.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 5.3 0.7 0.0 2.7 4.0 6.7 10.3 .645 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jay Humphries Bob Pettit
Season 1985-861955-56
Team Phoenix SunsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Rebounds 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 %
Jay Humphries 82 33.3 11.0 0.7 2.5 3.2 6.4 1.6 0.1 2.3 2.7 4.3 9.0 .479 0.0 0.4 .138 2.4 3.1 .767
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 %
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------
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
Jay Humphries Bob Pettit
Season 1986-871956-57
Team Phoenix SunsSt. 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 %
Jay Humphries 82 31.5 11.3 0.8 2.4 3.2 7.7 1.4 0.1 2.4 2.9 4.4 9.2 .477 0.1 0.3 .185 2.4 3.2 .769
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 %
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------
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
Jay Humphries Bob Pettit
Season 1987-881957-58
Team Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee BucksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Jay Humphries 68 26.6 10.0 0.7 1.8 2.6 5.8 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.6 4.2 7.9 .528 0.0 0.3 .167 1.6 2.3 .732
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 %
Jay Humphries 2 9.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 3.0 0.0 2.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Jay Humphries Bob Pettit
Season 1988-891958-59
Team Milwaukee BucksSt. 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 Bucks Lost East Conf SemisHawks 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 %
Jay Humphries 73 30.4 11.6 1.0 1.6 2.6 5.5 1.9 0.1 2.2 2.6 4.7 9.8 .483 0.3 1.3 .266 1.8 2.2 .816
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 %
Jay Humphries 9 35.9 14.6 0.9 2.1 3.0 7.8 0.9 0.0 1.3 3.2 5.4 11.0 .495 0.3 2.0 .167 3.3 3.8 .882
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
Jay Humphries Bob Pettit
Season 1989-901959-60
Team Milwaukee BucksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Jay Humphries 81 34.8 15.3 1.0 2.3 3.3 5.8 1.9 0.1 1.9 3.1 6.1 12.4 .494 0.3 0.9 .300 2.8 3.5 .786
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 %
Jay Humphries 3 26.3 9.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 6.3 1.0 0.0 2.7 2.0 2.7 5.0 .533 0.3 1.0 .333 3.3 4.3 .769
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
Jay Humphries Bob Pettit
Season 1990-911960-61
Team Milwaukee BucksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Jay Humphries 80 34.1 15.2 0.7 2.0 2.8 6.7 1.6 0.1 1.9 3.0 6.0 12.0 .502 0.8 2.0 .373 2.4 3.0 .799
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 %
Jay Humphries 3 41.0 15.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 8.3 0.7 0.0 2.0 5.7 5.7 10.7 .531 0.7 1.7 .400 3.0 3.3 .900
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
Jay Humphries Bob Pettit
Season 1991-921961-62
Team Milwaukee BucksSt. 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 %
Jay Humphries 71 31.8 14.0 0.6 2.0 2.6 6.6 1.7 0.2 2.1 3.0 5.3 11.3 .469 0.6 2.0 .292 2.7 3.5 .783
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 %
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jay Humphries Bob Pettit
Season 1992-931962-63
Team Utah JazzSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Jay Humphries 78 26.1 8.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 4.1 1.3 0.1 1.7 3.0 3.7 8.4 .436 0.2 1.0 .200 1.3 1.7 .777
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 %
Jay Humphries 5 23.0 5.2 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.4 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.6 2.2 6.6 .333 0.4 1.6 .250 0.4 0.8 .500
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
Jay Humphries Bob Pettit
Season 1993-941963-64
Team Utah JazzSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsHawks 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 %
Jay Humphries 75 21.6 7.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.2 3.1 7.1 .436 0.5 1.3 .396 0.8 1.0 .750
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 %
Jay Humphries 16 22.3 7.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.4 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.8 2.9 6.8 .426 0.4 1.4 .318 1.2 1.8 .679
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
Jay Humphries Bob Pettit
Season 1994-951964-65
Team Utah Jazz, Boston CelticsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Jay Humphries 18 11.2 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.9 0.4 1.9 .235 0.1 0.2 .500 0.1 0.2 .500
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 %
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------
Bob Pettit 4 23.8 11.5 - - 6.0 2.0 - - - 2.5 3.8 10.3 .366 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800
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