Buddy Hield vs. Drazen Petrovic: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Drazen Petrovic and Buddy Hield 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 Drazen Petrovic has a better scoring average in the regular season and scored more points in the Playoffs while in the inverse situation Buddy Hield scored more points in during the season and has a better average in the postseason. 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 4 NBA regular seasons played, Drazen Petrovic averages 0.4 points more than Buddy Hield in his 10 seasons (15.4 points against 15.0). On the other hand Buddy Hield scored a total of 6,301 points more than Drazen Petrovic (10,762 vs. 4,461).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Buddy Hield 15.0
10
Drazen Petrovic 15.4
+0.4
4

Total Points

Seasons
Buddy Hield 10,762
+6,301
10
Drazen Petrovic 4,461
4

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Buddy Hield has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+0.6 points per game) while Drazen Petrovic scored more points (+125).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 10.8
+0.6
2
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 172
2
Drazen Petrovic 297
+125
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 2
+1
Drazen Petrovic 1

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 17
+3
Drazen Petrovic 14

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 192
+93
Drazen Petrovic 99

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 543
+338
Drazen Petrovic 205

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 704
+424
Drazen Petrovic 280

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 13
+3
Drazen Petrovic 10

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Drazen Petrovic 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 1
Drazen Petrovic 1

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 3
Drazen Petrovic 4
+1

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 8
Drazen Petrovic 15
+7

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 13
Drazen Petrovic 25
+12

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 3
Drazen Petrovic 4
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Buddy Hield 15.0 5.4 12.6 43.3 3.0 7.5 39.7 1.2 1.4 85.8 10 717
difference:+0.4+0.5+1.0+7.4+2.1+5.5+4.0+1.5+1.9+1.7+6+427
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
Buddy Hield 10,762 3,898 9,012 43.3 2,133 5,375 39.7 833 971 85.8 10 717
difference:+6,301+2,193+5,643+7.4+1,878+4,792+4.0+37+25+1.7+6+427
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
Buddy Hield 10.8 3.7 8.9 41.5 2.4 5.6 43.3 0.9 1.0 93.8 2 16
difference:+0.6+0.4+0.2+5.9+2.0+4.4+10.9+0.8+1.4+24.2+1+13
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
Buddy Hield 172 59 142 41.5 39 90 43.3 15 16 93.8 2 16
difference:+125+60+109+5.9+28+56+10.9+33+53+24.2+1+13
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
Buddy Hield 10.6
+3.0
201782
Drazen Petrovic 7.6
199077

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 13.5
+3.3
201880
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
199161

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 20.7
+0.1
201982
Drazen Petrovic 20.6
199282

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 19.2
202072
Drazen Petrovic 22.3
+3.1
199370

Buddy Hield's additional seasons:

* Buddy Hield played 6 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 14.3 points in a total of 401 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 10.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Drazen Petrovic 6.1
+6.1
199020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180
Drazen Petrovic -
DNP
19910

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190
Drazen Petrovic 24.3
+24.3
19924

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200
Drazen Petrovic 15.6
+15.6
19935

Buddy Hield's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Buddy Hield played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.8 points in a total of 16 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.5 ppg and his lowest 5.5.