Alonzo Mourning vs. Drazen Petrovic: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Drazen Petrovic and Alonzo Mourning to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Alonzo Mourning has better scoring stats than Drazen Petrovic in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Alonzo Mourning averages 1.7 points more than Drazen Petrovic in his 4 seasons (17.1 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 9,850 points more (14,311 vs. 4,461).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alonzo Mourning 17.1
+1.7
15
Drazen Petrovic 15.4
4

Total Points

Seasons
Alonzo Mourning 14,311
+9,850
15
Drazen Petrovic 4,461
4

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Alonzo Mourning has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+3.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+994).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alonzo Mourning 13.6
+3.4
11
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Alonzo Mourning 1,291
+994
11
Drazen Petrovic 297
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 1
+1
Drazen Petrovic 0

40+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 4
+3
Drazen Petrovic 1

30+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 55
+41
Drazen Petrovic 14

20+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 336
+237
Drazen Petrovic 99

10+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 664
+459
Drazen Petrovic 205

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alonzo Mourning 832
+552
Drazen Petrovic 280

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alonzo Mourning 6
Drazen Petrovic 10
+4

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 0
Drazen Petrovic 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 6
+5
Drazen Petrovic 1

20+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 30
+26
Drazen Petrovic 4

10+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 59
+44
Drazen Petrovic 15

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alonzo Mourning 89
+64
Drazen Petrovic 25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alonzo Mourning 6
+2
Drazen Petrovic 4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 17.1 6.1 11.6 52.7 0.0 0.1 24.7 4.8 7.0 69.2 15 838
difference:+1.7+0.2+2.1+0.9+1.9+19.0+2.1+3.7+14.9+11+548
Drazen Petrovic 15.4 5.9 11.6 50.6 0.9 2.0 43.7 2.7 3.3 84.1 4 290

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 14,311 5,116 9,701 52.7 22 89 24.7 4,057 5,862 69.2 15 838
difference:+9,850+3,411+6,332+2.1+233+494+19.0+3,261+4,916+14.9+11+548
Drazen Petrovic 4,461 1,705 3,369 50.6 255 583 43.7 796 946 84.1 4 290

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 13.6 4.6 9.1 51.2 0.1 0.2 36.8 4.2 6.5 64.9 11 95
difference:+3.4+0.5+0.4+3.8+0.3+1.0+4.4+2.5+4.1+4.7+8+66
Drazen Petrovic 10.2 4.1 8.7 47.4 0.4 1.2 32.4 1.7 2.4 69.6 3 29

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 1,291 441 861 51.2 7 19 36.8 402 619 64.9 11 95
difference:+994+322+610+3.8+4+15+4.4+354+550+4.7+8+66
Drazen Petrovic 297 119 251 47.4 11 34 32.4 48 69 69.6 3 29

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.0
+13.4
199378
Drazen Petrovic 7.6
199077

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.5
+11.3
199460
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
199161

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.3
+0.7
199577
Drazen Petrovic 20.6
199282

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 23.2
+0.9
199670
Drazen Petrovic 22.3
199370

Alonzo Mourning's additional seasons:

* Alonzo Mourning played 11 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 15, from 1997 to 2008—he averaged 14.7 points in a total of 553 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 23.8
+17.7
19939
Drazen Petrovic 6.1
199020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
19940
Drazen Petrovic -
DNP
19910

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 22.0
19954
Drazen Petrovic 24.3
+2.3
19924

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 18.0
+2.4
19963
Drazen Petrovic 15.6
19935

Alonzo Mourning's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Alonzo Mourning played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.8 points in a total of 79 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.6 ppg and his lowest 3.8.