Blake Griffin vs. Drazen Petrovic: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Drazen Petrovic and Blake Griffin 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Blake Griffin 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Blake Griffin averages 3.6 points more than Drazen Petrovic in his 4 seasons (19.0 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 10,052 points more (14,513 vs. 4,461).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Blake Griffin 19.0
+3.6
13
Drazen Petrovic 15.4
4

Total Points

Seasons
Blake Griffin 14,513
+10,052
13
Drazen Petrovic 4,461
4

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Blake Griffin has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+941).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Blake Griffin 18.2
+8.0
10
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Blake Griffin 1,238
+941
10
Drazen Petrovic 297
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 1
+1
Drazen Petrovic 0

40+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 11
+10
Drazen Petrovic 1

30+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 87
+73
Drazen Petrovic 14

20+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 388
+289
Drazen Petrovic 99

10+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 642
+437
Drazen Petrovic 205

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Blake Griffin 742
+462
Drazen Petrovic 280

0 Point Games (games without points)

Blake Griffin 23
+13
Drazen Petrovic 10

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 0
Drazen Petrovic 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 7
+6
Drazen Petrovic 1

20+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 32
+28
Drazen Petrovic 4

10+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 55
+40
Drazen Petrovic 15

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Blake Griffin 66
+41
Drazen Petrovic 25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Blake Griffin 2
Drazen Petrovic 4
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Blake Griffin 19.0 7.1 14.4 49.3 0.7 2.1 32.8 4.1 5.9 69.6 13 765
difference:+3.6+1.2+2.8+1.3+0.2+0.1+10.9+1.4+2.6+14.5+9+475
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
Blake Griffin 14,513 5,419 10,988 49.3 538 1,639 32.8 3,137 4,508 69.6 13 765
difference:+10,052+3,714+7,619+1.3+283+1,056+10.9+2,341+3,562+14.5+9+475
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
Blake Griffin 18.2 7.0 14.3 49.2 0.4 1.1 37.7 3.8 5.1 73.1 10 68
difference:+8.0+2.9+5.6+1.8+0.1+5.3+2.1+2.7+3.5+7+39
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
Blake Griffin 1,238 477 970 49.2 29 77 37.7 255 349 73.1 10 68
difference:+941+358+719+1.8+18+43+5.3+207+280+3.5+7+39
Drazen Petrovic 297 119 251 47.4 11 34 32.4 48 69 69.6 3 29

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 22.5
+14.9
201182
Drazen Petrovic 7.6
199077

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 20.7
+10.5
201266
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
199161

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 18.0
201380
Drazen Petrovic 20.6
+2.6
199282

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 24.1
+1.8
201480
Drazen Petrovic 22.3
199370

Blake Griffin's additional seasons:

* Blake Griffin played 9 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2015 to 2023—he averaged 17.4 points in a total of 457 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 4.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20110
Drazen Petrovic 6.1
+6.1
199020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 19.1
+19.1
201211
Drazen Petrovic -
DNP
19910

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 13.2
20136
Drazen Petrovic 24.3
+11.1
19924

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 23.5
+7.9
201413
Drazen Petrovic 15.6
19935

Blake Griffin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Blake Griffin played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.9 points in a total of 38 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.5 ppg and his lowest 0.