Devin Booker vs. Drazen Petrovic: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Drazen Petrovic and Devin Booker 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.
Devin Booker has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Drazen Petrovic.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Devin Booker 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.
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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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Devin Booker averages 9 points more than Drazen Petrovic in his 4 seasons (24.4 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 11,991 points more (16,452 vs. 4,461).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Devin Booker | 24.4 | +9.0 | 10 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.4 | 4 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Devin Booker | 16,452 | +11,991 | 10 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 4,461 | 4 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Devin Booker has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+17.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,018).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Devin Booker | 28.0 | +17.8 | 4 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 10.2 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Devin Booker | 1,315 | +1,018 | 4 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 297 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 1 | +1 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 2 | +2 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 8 | +8 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 460 | +361 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 99 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 634 | +429 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 205 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 666 | +386 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 280 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 7 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 10 | +3 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 35 | +31 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 47 | +32 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 15 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 47 | +22 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 25 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 0 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | +4 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Devin Booker | 24.4 | 8.5 | 18.4 | 46.4 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 35.4 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 87.3 | 10 | 673 |
| difference: | +9.0 | +2.6 | +6.8 | +4.2 | +1.2 | +4.0 | +8.3 | +2.5 | +2.7 | +3.2 | +6 | +383 |
| 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 | ||||
| Devin Booker | 16,452 | 5,749 | 12,390 | 46.4 | 1,424 | 4,024 | 35.4 | 3,530 | 4,042 | 87.3 | 10 | 673 |
| difference: | +11,991 | +4,044 | +9,021 | +4.2 | +1,169 | +3,441 | +8.3 | +2,734 | +3,096 | +3.2 | +6 | +383 |
| 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 | ||||
| Devin Booker | 28.0 | 9.9 | 20.3 | 48.6 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 38.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 89.9 | 4 | 47 |
| difference: | +17.8 | +5.8 | +11.6 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +4.8 | +6.5 | +4.2 | +4.2 | +20.3 | +1 | +18 |
| 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 | ||||
| Devin Booker | 1,315 | 464 | 955 | 48.6 | 110 | 283 | 38.9 | 277 | 308 | 89.9 | 4 | 47 |
| difference: | +1,018 | +345 | +704 | +1.2 | +99 | +249 | +6.5 | +229 | +239 | +20.3 | +1 | +18 |
| 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
Devin Booker's additional seasons: | ||||
* Devin Booker played 6 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 26.5 points in a total of 401 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.8 ppg and his lowest 25.6. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 6.1 | +6.1 | 1990 | 20 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | - | DNP | 1991 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 24.3 | +24.3 | 1992 | 4 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.6 | +15.6 | 1993 | 5 |
Devin Booker's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Devin Booker played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 28.0 points in a total of 47 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 33.7 ppg and his lowest 23.3. |