Malcolm Brogdon vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Malcolm Brogdon, 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.

Malcolm Brogdon played 9 years in the NBA, 2 less than Bob Pettit, who played 11. Malcolm Brogdon 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.

Rookie Season
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Pettit
Season	2016-17	1954-55
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	Rookie of the Year	Rookie of the Year
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	75	26.4	10.2	0.6	2.2	2.8	4.2	1.1	0.2	1.5	1.9	3.9	8.5	.457	1.0	2.6	.404	1.5	1.7	.865
difference:	+3	+10.5	+10.2			+11.0	+1.0				-1.7	+3.3	+9.3	+.050				+4.4	+6.2	+.114
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	6	30.5	9.0	0.5	3.8	4.3	3.5	0.5	0.3	2.0	2.0	3.7	9.2	.400	1.7	3.5	.476	0.0	0.0	-
Bob Pettit	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Pettit
Season	2017-18	1955-56
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	48	29.9	13.0	0.5	2.8	3.3	3.2	0.9	0.3	1.4	2.7	5.1	10.5	.485	1.3	3.4	.385	1.6	1.8	.882
difference:	+24	+8.9	+12.7			+12.9	+0.6				-0.1	+3.9	+10.4	+.056				+6.1	+8.7	+.146
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	7	26.6	8.7	0.4	3.0	3.4	2.4	0.1	0.0	1.7	2.0	3.4	7.9	.436	0.7	2.7	.263	1.1	1.4	.800
difference:	+1	+7.7	+10.4			+7.1	+0.1				-0.5	+2.5	+8.1	+.069				+6.3	+7.4	+.043
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Pettit
Season	2018-19	1956-57
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	64	28.6	15.6	1.0	3.5	4.5	3.2	0.7	0.2	1.4	1.6	5.9	11.7	.505	1.6	3.8	.426	2.2	2.4	.928
difference:	+7	+6.5	+9.1			+10.1	+1.3				-0.9	+2.7	+9.1	+.090				+5.3	+7.2	+.155
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	7	28.3	13.0	0.9	4.0	4.9	3.4	0.7	0.1	1.4	2.3	5.0	11.1	.449	2.0	5.3	.378	1.0	1.6	.636
difference:	+3	+14.7	+16.8			+11.9	+0.9				-1.0	+4.8	+12.6	+.035				+9.2	+11.7	+.131
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Pettit
Season	2019-20	1957-58
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Pacers 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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	54	30.9	16.5	0.9	4.0	4.9	7.1	0.6	0.2	2.4	1.8	6.0	13.8	.438	1.4	4.3	.326	3.1	3.4	.892
difference:	+16	+5.2	+8.1			+12.5	+4.9				-1.4	+2.3	+6.5	+.028				+4.9	+7.2	+.143
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	4	40.0	21.5	0.0	4.3	4.3	10.0	1.0	0.0	2.5	2.5	6.5	16.3	.400	2.3	6.0	.375	6.3	7.0	.893
difference:	+7	+0.9	+2.7			+12.2	+8.2				-0.3	+1.7	+4.6	+.009				+1.5	+3.7	+.164
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Pettit
Season	2020-21	1958-59
Team	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	56	34.5	21.2	1.0	4.2	5.3	5.9	0.9	0.3	2.1	2.0	7.9	17.5	.453	2.6	6.7	.388	2.7	3.2	.864
difference:	+16	+5.4	+8.0			+11.1	+2.8				-0.8	+2.1	+5.3	+.015				+6.6	+9.0	+.105
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Pettit
Season	2021-22	1959-60
Team	Indiana Pacers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	36	33.5	19.1	0.9	4.2	5.1	5.9	0.8	0.4	2.1	2.0	6.8	15.1	.448	1.6	5.2	.312	4.0	4.6	.856
difference:	+36	+6.7	+7.0			+11.9	+2.3				-0.8	+2.5	+6.1	+.010				+3.6	+5.4	+.103
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Pettit
Season	2022-23	1960-61
Team	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	Sixth Man of the Year	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	67	26.0	14.9	0.6	3.6	4.2	3.7	0.7	0.3	1.5	1.6	5.3	10.9	.484	2.0	4.4	.444	2.4	2.7	.870
difference:	+9	+13.8	+13.0			+16.1	+0.3				-1.3	+4.8	+11.7	+.037				+5.3	+7.9	+.146
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	19	24.9	11.9	0.7	2.8	3.5	2.9	0.2	0.3	1.0	1.5	4.3	10.3	.418	1.7	4.6	.379	1.5	1.8	.829
difference:	+7	+18.9	+16.7			+14.1	+0.3				-2.0	+5.5	+13.4	+.006				+7.6	+10.2	+.072
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Pettit
Season	2023-24	1961-62
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	39	28.7	15.7	0.7	3.1	3.8	5.5	0.7	0.2	1.5	1.5	5.6	12.7	.440	2.1	5.1	.412	2.4	3.0	.819
difference:	+39	+13.4	+15.4			+14.9	+1.8				-2.3	+5.5	+12.0	+.010				+6.5	+8.6	+.048
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
* Neiher Malcolm Brogdon nor Bob Pettit played in the postseason in their season 8

Season 9
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Pettit
Season	2024-25	1962-63
Team	Washington Wizards	St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	24	23.5	12.7	0.9	2.9	3.8	4.1	0.5	0.2	1.6	1.3	4.3	10.0	.433	0.7	2.3	.286	3.4	3.8	.880
difference:	+55	+15.6	+15.7			+11.3	+1.0				-2.3	+5.5	+12.1	+.013				+5.3	+7.4	+.106
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	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 Malcolm Brogdon 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 Malcolm Brogdon, Bob Pettit got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-Star Game