Yao Ming vs. Drazen Petrovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Drazen Petrovic and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Drazen Petrovic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Drazen Petrovic: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Drazen Petrovic 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Drazen Petrovic 4

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Drazen Petrovic 3

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Drazen Petrovic 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Drazen Petrovic 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Drazen Petrovic 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Drazen Petrovic 2.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Drazen Petrovic 2.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Drazen Petrovic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Drazen Petrovic 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Drazen Petrovic 4,461

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Drazen Petrovic 669

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Drazen Petrovic 701

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Drazen Petrovic 265

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Drazen Petrovic 27

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Drazen Petrovic 290

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Drazen Petrovic .506

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Drazen Petrovic .437

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Drazen Petrovic .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Drazen Petrovic 22.3 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Drazen Petrovic 3.1 (1992)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Drazen Petrovic 3.5 (1993)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Drazen Petrovic 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Drazen Petrovic 0.2 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Drazen Petrovic 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Drazen Petrovic 1.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Drazen Petrovic 1.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Drazen Petrovic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Drazen Petrovic 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Drazen Petrovic 297

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Drazen Petrovic 51

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Drazen Petrovic 42

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Drazen Petrovic 12

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Drazen Petrovic 1

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Drazen Petrovic 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Drazen Petrovic .474

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Drazen Petrovic .324

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Drazen Petrovic .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Drazen Petrovic 24.3 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Drazen Petrovic 2.5 (1992)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Drazen Petrovic 3.3 (1992)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Drazen Petrovic 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Drazen Petrovic 0.3 (1992)