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.
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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
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
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 | ||
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 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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
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 game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 6.1 | +6.1 | 1990 | 20 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | - | DNP | 1991 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 24.3 | +24.3 | 1992 | 4 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.6 | +15.6 | 1993 | 5 |
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. |