Kosta Koufos vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Kosta Koufos, 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.

Kosta Koufos and Bob Pettit both played 11 years in the NBA. Kosta Koufos had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Kosta Koufos 11 6 2008-09 to 2018-19
Bob Pettit 11 9 1954-55 to 1964-65

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kosta Koufos Bob Pettit
Season 2008-091954-55
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-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 %
Kosta Koufos 48 11.8 4.7 1.0 1.8 2.9 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.9 .508 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .706
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 %
Kosta Koufos ------- --- ----------
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kosta Koufos Bob Pettit
Season 2009-101955-56
Team Utah JazzSt. 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 Jazz Lost West 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 %
Kosta Koufos 36 4.8 1.5 0.4 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.3 .468 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .600
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 %
Kosta Koufos 9 3.4 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.1 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Kosta Koufos Bob Pettit
Season 2010-111956-57
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Kosta Koufos 50 8.7 3.2 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.4 3.0 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .558
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 %
Kosta Koufos 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Kosta Koufos Bob Pettit
Season 2011-121957-58
Team Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Kosta Koufos 48 16.5 5.5 2.0 3.4 5.4 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.7 2.0 2.4 4.0 .599 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .600
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 %
Kosta Koufos 3 8.7 0.7 1.3 2.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.7 0.3 1.0 .333 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

Kosta Koufos Bob Pettit
Season 2012-131958-59
Team Denver NuggetsSt. 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 Nuggets 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 %
Kosta Koufos 81 22.4 8.0 2.6 4.3 6.9 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.7 3.0 3.6 6.3 .581 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.3 .558
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 %
Kosta Koufos 6 16.7 3.3 1.5 2.0 3.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.3 2.2 1.2 3.2 .368 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.8 1.0 .833
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

Kosta Koufos Bob Pettit
Season 2013-141959-60
Team Memphis GrizzliesSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West 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 %
Kosta Koufos 80 16.9 6.4 2.0 3.2 5.2 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.8 2.3 2.8 5.7 .495 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .645
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 %
Kosta Koufos 7 6.4 2.6 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.6 1.000
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

Kosta Koufos Bob Pettit
Season 2014-151960-61
Team Memphis GrizzliesSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies 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 %
Kosta Koufos 81 16.6 5.2 1.5 3.8 5.3 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.8 2.2 4.4 .508 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .647
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 %
Kosta Koufos 11 11.5 3.4 1.7 1.8 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.5 2.8 .548 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .600
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

Kosta Koufos Bob Pettit
Season 2015-161961-62
Team Sacramento KingsSt. 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 %
Kosta Koufos 78 19.0 6.8 2.2 3.3 5.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.6 2.4 3.0 5.7 .532 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .548
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 %
Kosta Koufos ------- --- ----------
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Kosta Koufos Bob Pettit
Season 2016-171962-63
Team Sacramento KingsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Kosta Koufos 71 20.0 6.6 1.7 4.0 5.7 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.4 3.0 5.5 .551 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .613
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 %
Kosta Koufos ------- --- ----------
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

Kosta Koufos Bob Pettit
Season 2017-181963-64
Team Sacramento KingsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Kosta Koufos 71 19.6 6.7 2.1 4.5 6.6 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.7 2.1 3.1 5.5 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .446
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 %
Kosta Koufos ------- --- ----------
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

Kosta Koufos Bob Pettit
Season 2018-191964-65
Team Sacramento KingsSt. 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 %
Kosta Koufos 42 12.0 3.7 1.2 3.0 4.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.7 3.6 .477 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .417
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 %
Kosta Koufos ------- --- ----------
Bob Pettit 4 23.8 11.5 - - 6.0 2.0 - - - 2.5 3.8 10.3 .366 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800