Donovan Mitchell vs. Drazen Petrovic: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Drazen Petrovic and Donovan Mitchell 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.
Donovan Mitchell 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 Donovan Mitchell 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Donovan Mitchell averages 9.6 points more than Drazen Petrovic in his 4 seasons (25.0 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 9,626 points more (14,087 vs. 4,461).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 25.0 | +9.6 | 9 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.4 | 4 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 14,087 | +9,626 | 9 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 4,461 | 4 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Donovan Mitchell has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+18.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,486).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 28.3 | +18.1 | 8 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 10.2 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1,783 | +1,486 | 8 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 297 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1 | +1 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1 | +1 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1 | +1 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 411 | +312 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 99 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 544 | +339 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 205 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 564 | +284 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 280 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 0 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 10 | +10 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 3 | +3 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 51 | +47 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 62 | +47 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 15 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 63 | +38 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 25 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 0 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | +4 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 25.0 | 8.8 | 19.6 | 45.1 | 3.0 | 8.3 | 36.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 84.0 | 9 | 564 |
| difference: | +9.6 | +2.9 | +8.0 | +5.5 | +2.1 | +6.3 | +7.0 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +5 | +274 |
| 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 | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 14,087 | 4,987 | 11,053 | 45.1 | 1,719 | 4,684 | 36.7 | 2,394 | 2,849 | 84.0 | 9 | 564 |
| difference: | +9,626 | +3,282 | +7,684 | +5.5 | +1,464 | +4,101 | +7.0 | +1,598 | +1,903 | +0.1 | +5 | +274 |
| 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 | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 28.3 | 9.8 | 22.3 | 44.0 | 3.2 | 8.9 | 35.5 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 82.5 | 8 | 63 |
| difference: | +18.1 | +5.7 | +13.6 | +3.4 | +2.8 | +7.7 | +3.1 | +3.9 | +4.3 | +12.9 | +5 | +34 |
| 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 | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1,783 | 617 | 1,403 | 44.0 | 199 | 561 | 35.5 | 350 | 424 | 82.5 | 8 | 63 |
| difference: | +1,486 | +498 | +1,152 | +3.4 | +188 | +527 | +3.1 | +302 | +355 | +12.9 | +5 | +34 |
| 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
Donovan Mitchell's additional seasons: | ||||
* Donovan Mitchell played 4 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 26.7 points in a total of 219 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.7 ppg and his lowest 24. |
Playoffs
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2019 | 5 |
| Drazen Petrovic | - | DNP | 1991 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 36.3 | +36.3 | 2020 | 7 |
| Drazen Petrovic | - | DNP | 1991 | 0 |
Donovan Mitchell's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Donovan Mitchell played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 28.3 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 29.6 ppg and his lowest 23.2. |