Drazen Petrovic vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose and Drazen Petrovic 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 Derrick Rose 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Derrick Rose averages 2 points more than Drazen Petrovic in his 4 seasons (17.4 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 8,112 points more (12,573 vs. 4,461).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Drazen Petrovic 15.4
4
Derrick Rose 17.4
+2.0
15

Total Points

Seasons
Drazen Petrovic 4,461
4
Derrick Rose 12,573
+8,112
15

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Derrick Rose has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+11.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+844).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
3
Derrick Rose 21.9
+11.7
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Drazen Petrovic 297
3
Derrick Rose 1,141
+844
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 1
Derrick Rose 3
+2

30+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 14
Derrick Rose 56
+42

20+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 99
Derrick Rose 293
+194

10+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 205
Derrick Rose 594
+389

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Drazen Petrovic 280
Derrick Rose 714
+434

0 Point Games (games without points)

Drazen Petrovic 10
+1
Derrick Rose 9

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 1
Derrick Rose 1

30+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 1
Derrick Rose 12
+11

20+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 4
Derrick Rose 30
+26

10+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 15
Derrick Rose 48
+33

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Drazen Petrovic 25
Derrick Rose 51
+26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Drazen Petrovic 4
+3
Derrick Rose 1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Drazen Petrovic 15.4 5.9 11.6 50.6 0.9 2.0 43.7 2.7 3.3 84.1 4 290
difference:+2.0+0.9+3.3+5.0+0.1+0.6+12.1+0.3+0.3+1.0+11+433
Derrick Rose 17.4 6.8 14.9 45.6 0.8 2.6 31.6 3.0 3.6 83.1 15 723

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Drazen Petrovic 4,461 1,705 3,369 50.6 255 583 43.7 796 946 84.1 4 290
difference:+8,112+3,216+7,429+5.0+335+1,283+12.1+1,345+1,629+1.0+11+433
Derrick Rose 12,573 4,921 10,798 45.6 590 1,866 31.6 2,141 2,575 83.1 15 723

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Drazen Petrovic 10.2 4.1 8.7 47.4 0.4 1.2 32.4 1.7 2.4 69.6 3 29
difference:+11.7+4.3+11.0+4.8+0.9+2.9+0.2+2.2+2.2+14.9+5+23
Derrick Rose 21.9 8.4 19.7 42.6 1.3 4.1 32.2 3.9 4.6 84.5 8 52

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Drazen Petrovic 297 119 251 47.4 11 34 32.4 48 69 69.6 3 29
difference:+844+317+773+4.8+57+177+0.2+153+169+14.9+5+23
Derrick Rose 1,141 436 1,024 42.6 68 211 32.2 201 238 84.5 8 52

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 7.6
199077
Derrick Rose 16.8
+9.2
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
199161
Derrick Rose 20.8
+10.6
201078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 20.6
199282
Derrick Rose 25.0
+4.4
201181

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 22.3
+0.5
199370
Derrick Rose 21.8
201239

Derrick Rose's additional seasons:

* Derrick Rose played 11 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 15, from 2014 to 2024—he averaged 15.1 points in a total of 444 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.1 ppg and his lowest 5.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 6.1
199020
Derrick Rose 19.7
+13.6
20097

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic -
DNP
19910
Derrick Rose 26.8
+26.8
20105

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 24.3
19924
Derrick Rose 27.1
+2.8
201116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 15.6
19935
Derrick Rose 23.0
+7.4
20121

Derrick Rose's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Derrick Rose played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.9 points in a total of 23 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.3 ppg and his lowest 0.