C.J. McCollum vs. Drazen Petrovic: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Drazen Petrovic and C.J. McCollum 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 C.J. McCollum 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, C.J. McCollum averages 4.2 points more than Drazen Petrovic in his 4 seasons (19.6 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 10,992 points more (15,453 vs. 4,461).

Points Per Game

Seasons
C.J. McCollum 19.6
+4.2
13
Drazen Petrovic 15.4
4

Total Points

Seasons
C.J. McCollum 15,453
+10,992
13
Drazen Petrovic 4,461
4

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason C.J. McCollum has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+9.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,047).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
C.J. McCollum 20.1
+9.9
10
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
3

Total Points

Playoffs
C.J. McCollum 1,344
+1,047
10
Drazen Petrovic 297
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

C.J. McCollum 2
+2
Drazen Petrovic 0

40+ Point Games

C.J. McCollum 14
+13
Drazen Petrovic 1

30+ Point Games

C.J. McCollum 99
+85
Drazen Petrovic 14

20+ Point Games

C.J. McCollum 406
+307
Drazen Petrovic 99

10+ Point Games

C.J. McCollum 678
+473
Drazen Petrovic 205

1+ Point Games (games with points)

C.J. McCollum 767
+487
Drazen Petrovic 280

0 Point Games (games without points)

C.J. McCollum 23
+13
Drazen Petrovic 10

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

C.J. McCollum 2
+1
Drazen Petrovic 1

30+ Point Games

C.J. McCollum 10
+9
Drazen Petrovic 1

20+ Point Games

C.J. McCollum 40
+36
Drazen Petrovic 4

10+ Point Games

C.J. McCollum 57
+42
Drazen Petrovic 15

1+ Point Games (games with points)

C.J. McCollum 62
+37
Drazen Petrovic 25

0 Point Games (games without points)

C.J. McCollum 5
+1
Drazen Petrovic 4

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
C.J. McCollum 19.6 7.4 16.5 45.2 2.5 6.4 39.6 2.1 2.7 79.8 13 790
difference:+4.2+1.5+4.9+5.4+1.6+4.4+4.1+0.6+0.6+4.3+9+500
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
C.J. McCollum 15,453 5,885 13,008 45.2 1,994 5,032 39.6 1,689 2,116 79.8 13 790
difference:+10,992+4,180+9,639+5.4+1,739+4,449+4.1+893+1,170+4.3+9+500
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
C.J. McCollum 20.1 7.7 17.8 43.3 2.2 6.1 36.8 2.4 3.1 76.6 10 67
difference:+9.9+3.6+9.1+4.1+1.8+4.9+4.4+0.7+0.7+7.0+7+38
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
C.J. McCollum 1,344 517 1,194 43.3 150 408 36.8 160 209 76.6 10 67
difference:+1,047+398+943+4.1+139+374+4.4+112+140+7.0+7+38
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
C.J. McCollum 5.3
201438
Drazen Petrovic 7.6
+2.3
199077

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
C.J. McCollum 6.8
201562
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
+3.4
199161

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
C.J. McCollum 20.8
+10.6
201680
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
199161

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
C.J. McCollum 23.0
+12.8
201780
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
199161

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
C.J. McCollum 21.4
+0.8
201881
Drazen Petrovic 20.6
199282

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
C.J. McCollum 21.0
201970
Drazen Petrovic 22.3
+1.3
199370

C.J. McCollum's additional seasons:

* C.J. McCollum played 7 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 13, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 21.4 points in a total of 379 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.1 ppg and his lowest 13.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
C.J. McCollum 0.7
20146
Drazen Petrovic 6.1
+5.4
199020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
C.J. McCollum 17.0
+17.0
20155
Drazen Petrovic -
DNP
19910

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
C.J. McCollum 20.5
+20.5
201611
Drazen Petrovic -
DNP
19910

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
C.J. McCollum 22.5
+22.5
20174
Drazen Petrovic -
DNP
19910

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
C.J. McCollum 25.3
+1.0
20184
Drazen Petrovic 24.3
19924

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
C.J. McCollum 24.7
+9.1
201916
Drazen Petrovic 15.6
19935

C.J. McCollum's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, C.J. McCollum played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.1 points in a total of 21 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.2 ppg and his lowest 17.8.

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