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Bob Pettit

How tall was Bob Pettit?

Bob Pettit is commonly listed at 6 ft 9 in (205.7 cm).

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Bob Pettit’s 6 ft 9 in (205.7 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Bob Pettit is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 5.5 in (44.5 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Bob Pettit: 6 ft 9 in (205.7 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Bob Pettit is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 0 in (30.6 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Bob Pettit is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 5.5 in (44.5 cm).Bob Pettit is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 5.5 in (44.5 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Bob Pettit: 6 ft 9 in (205.7 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Bob Pettit is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 0 in (30.6 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Bob Pettit is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 5.5 in (44.5 cm).

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Bob Pettit beside others

Bob Pettit is in the middle of the 158 basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 1 ft 3.5 in (39.3 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 6 in (45.7 cm) shorter.

  • Dominique Wilkins: 6 ft 8 in (203.2 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter than Bob Pettit.
  • Dwight Howard: 6 ft 10 in (208.3 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) taller than Bob Pettit.
  • Moses Malone: 6 ft 10 in (208.3 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) taller than Bob Pettit.

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Where this height comes from

6 ft 9 in (205.7 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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APAHeightvs. (2026, November 3). Bob Pettit height: 6 ft 9 in (206 cm), drawn beside you. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/bob-pettit
MLA“Bob Pettit Height: 6 ft 9 in (206 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/bob-pettit.
Chicago“Bob Pettit Height: 6 ft 9 in (206 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs. Last modified November 3, 2026. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/bob-pettit.
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Bob Pettit, 6 ft 9 in (206 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)