Miles Bridges vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Miles Bridges, 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.

Miles Bridges played 6 years in the NBA, 5 less than Bob Pettit, who played 11. Miles Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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
Miles Bridges 6 0 2018-19 to 2024-25
Bob Pettit 11 9 1954-55 to 1964-65

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Miles Bridges Bob Pettit
Season 2018-191954-55
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee 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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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 80 21.2 7.5 0.8 3.2 4.0 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.4 3.0 6.4 .464 0.8 2.5 .325 0.7 1.0 .753
difference:+8+15.7+12.9+9.8+2.0-2.2+4.2+11.4+.057+5.2+6.9+.002
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 Miles Bridges nor Bob Pettit played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Miles Bridges Bob Pettit
Season 2019-201955-56
Team Charlotte HornetsSt. 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 MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 65 30.7 13.0 1.4 4.2 5.6 1.8 0.6 0.7 1.5 2.0 4.9 11.6 .424 1.5 4.6 .330 1.6 2.0 .809
difference:+7+8.1+12.7+10.6+0.8-0.8+4.1+9.3+.005+6.1+8.5+.073
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 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
Miles Bridges Bob Pettit
Season 2020-211956-57
Team Charlotte HornetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 66 29.3 12.7 1.2 4.8 6.0 2.2 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.2 4.7 9.4 .503 1.8 4.4 .400 1.5 1.7 .867
difference:+5+5.8+12.0+8.6+0.3-0.3+3.9+11.4+.088+6.0+7.9+.094
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 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
Miles Bridges Bob Pettit
Season 2021-221957-58
Team Charlotte HornetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 80 35.5 20.2 1.1 5.9 7.0 3.8 0.9 0.8 1.9 2.4 7.5 15.2 .491 1.9 5.8 .331 3.3 4.2 .802
difference:+10+0.6+4.4+10.4+1.6-0.8+0.8+5.1+.081+4.7+6.4+.053
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Bob Pettit 11 39.1 24.2 - - 16.5 1.8 - - - 2.8 8.2 20.9 .391 - - - 7.8 10.7 .729

Note: Miles Bridges didn't play in 2022-23.

Season 5
Miles Bridges Bob Pettit
Season 2023-241958-59
Team Charlotte HornetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 69 37.4 21.0 1.0 6.3 7.3 3.3 0.9 0.5 2.0 1.7 8.1 17.5 .462 2.3 6.5 .349 2.5 3.1 .825
difference:+3+2.5+8.2+9.1+0.2-1.1+1.9+5.3+.024+6.8+9.1+.066
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 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
Miles Bridges Bob Pettit
Season 2024-251959-60
Team Charlotte HornetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost NBA Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 64 31.7 20.3 1.1 6.4 7.5 3.9 0.7 0.7 2.1 1.5 7.3 17.0 .431 2.2 7.0 .313 3.5 4.0 .870
difference:+8+8.5+5.8+9.5+0.3-1.3+2.0+4.2+.007+4.1+6.0+.117
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Bob Pettit 14 41.1 26.1 - - 15.8 3.7 - - - 3.1 9.2 20.9 .442 - - - 7.6 10.1 .754

Additional Years

* Bob Pettit played 5 seasons more than Miles Bridges in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 11, from 1961 to 1965—Bob Pettit played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Miles Bridges, Bob Pettit got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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