Jonathan Kuminga vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Jonathan Kuminga, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Jonathan Kuminga played 5 years in the NBA, 6 less than Bob Pettit, who played 11. Jonathan Kuminga had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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.

Rookie Season
	Jonathan Kuminga	Bob Pettit
Season	2021-22	1954-55
Team	Golden State Warriors	Milwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Jonathan Kuminga	70	16.9	9.3	0.8	2.6	3.3	0.9	0.4	0.3	1.1	2.1	3.4	6.6	.513	0.7	2.1	.336	1.9	2.7	.684
difference:	+2	+20.0	+11.1			+10.5	+2.3				-1.5	+3.8	+11.2	+.106				+4.0	+5.2	+.067
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		%
Jonathan Kuminga	16	8.6	5.2	0.3	1.4	1.7	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.7	0.7	1.9	3.8	.500	0.2	0.8	.231	1.3	1.6	.769
Bob Pettit	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Jonathan Kuminga	Bob Pettit
Season	2022-23	1955-56
Team	Golden State Warriors	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Jonathan Kuminga	67	20.8	9.9	1.0	2.4	3.4	1.9	0.6	0.5	1.4	2.3	3.9	7.4	.525	0.8	2.2	.370	1.3	2.1	.652
difference:	+5	+18.0	+15.8			+12.8	+0.7				-0.5	+5.1	+13.5	+.096				+6.4	+8.4	+.084
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		%
Jonathan Kuminga	10	6.1	3.4	0.4	0.5	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.5	1.3	2.4	.542	0.3	0.7	.429	0.5	0.9	.556
difference:	+2	+28.2	+15.7			+9.6	+1.8				-2.0	+4.6	+13.6	+.175				+6.9	+7.9	+.287
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
	Jonathan Kuminga	Bob Pettit
Season	2023-24	1956-57
Team	Golden State Warriors	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Jonathan Kuminga	74	26.3	16.1	1.2	3.6	4.8	2.2	0.7	0.5	1.6	2.3	6.2	11.6	.529	0.7	2.2	.321	3.0	4.0	.746
difference:	+3	+8.8	+8.6			+9.8	+0.3				-0.2	+2.4	+9.2	+.114				+4.5	+5.6	+.027
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		%
Jonathan Kuminga	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jonathan Kuminga	Bob Pettit
Season	2024-25	1957-58
Team	Golden State Warriors	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Jonathan Kuminga	47	24.3	15.3	1.2	3.4	4.6	2.2	0.8	0.4	1.5	1.9	5.5	12.1	.454	1.0	3.2	.305	3.3	5.0	.668
difference:	+23	+11.8	+9.3			+12.8					-1.3	+2.8	+8.2	+.044				+4.7	+5.6	+.081
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		%
Jonathan Kuminga	8	23.4	15.3	0.9	1.6	2.5	1.3	0.5	0.5	1.6	1.6	5.6	11.6	.484	1.3	3.1	.400	2.8	3.9	.710
difference:	+3	+15.7	+8.9			+14.0	+0.5				-1.2	+2.6	+9.3	+.093				+5.0	+6.8	+.019
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
	Jonathan Kuminga	Bob Pettit
Season	2025-26	1958-59
Team	Golden State Warriors	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		%
Jonathan Kuminga	14	27.1	13.5	1.6	4.6	6.2	2.8	0.4	0.3	2.6	1.9	4.9	10.3	.479	1.0	3.0	.333	2.6	3.4	.771
difference:	+58	+12.8	+15.7			+10.2	+0.3				-0.9	+5.1	+12.5	+.041				+6.7	+8.8	+.012
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		%
Jonathan Kuminga	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Pettit	6	42.8	27.8	-	-	12.5	2.3	-	-	-	3.3	9.7	22.8	.423	-	-	-	8.5	10.8	.785

Additional Years
* Bob Pettit played 6 seasons more than Jonathan Kuminga in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 1960 to 1965—Bob Pettit played in 5 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Jonathan Kuminga, Bob Pettit got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	5 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 6 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP