Larry Bird vs. Drazen Petrovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Drazen Petrovic and Larry Bird that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Larry Bird

vs.

Drazen Petrovic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Drazen Petrovic: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Drazen Petrovic 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Drazen Petrovic 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Drazen Petrovic 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Drazen Petrovic 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Drazen Petrovic 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Drazen Petrovic 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Drazen Petrovic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Drazen Petrovic 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Drazen Petrovic 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Drazen Petrovic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Drazen Petrovic 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Drazen Petrovic 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Drazen Petrovic 2.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Drazen Petrovic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Drazen Petrovic 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Drazen Petrovic 4,461

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Drazen Petrovic 669

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Drazen Petrovic 701

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Drazen Petrovic 265

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Drazen Petrovic 27

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Drazen Petrovic 290

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Drazen Petrovic .506

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Drazen Petrovic .437

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Drazen Petrovic .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Drazen Petrovic 22.3 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Drazen Petrovic 3.1 (1992)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Drazen Petrovic 3.5 (1993)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Drazen Petrovic 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Drazen Petrovic 0.2 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Drazen Petrovic 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Drazen Petrovic 1.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Drazen Petrovic 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Drazen Petrovic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Drazen Petrovic 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Drazen Petrovic 297

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Drazen Petrovic 51

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Drazen Petrovic 42

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Drazen Petrovic 12

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Drazen Petrovic 1

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Drazen Petrovic 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Drazen Petrovic .474

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Drazen Petrovic .324

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Drazen Petrovic .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Drazen Petrovic 24.3 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Drazen Petrovic 2.5 (1992)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Drazen Petrovic 3.3 (1992)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Drazen Petrovic 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Drazen Petrovic 0.3 (1992)