Drazen Petrovic vs. Scottie Pippen: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Scottie Pippen 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 Scottie Pippen 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Scottie Pippen averages 0.7 points more than Drazen Petrovic in his 4 seasons (16.1 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 14,479 points more (18,940 vs. 4,461).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Drazen Petrovic 15.4
4
Scottie Pippen 16.1
+0.7
17

Total Points

Seasons
Drazen Petrovic 4,461
4
Scottie Pippen 18,940
+14,479
17

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Scottie Pippen has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+7.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,345).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
3
Scottie Pippen 17.5
+7.3
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Drazen Petrovic 297
3
Scottie Pippen 3,642
+3,345
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 1
Scottie Pippen 5
+4

30+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 14
Scottie Pippen 49
+35

20+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 99
Scottie Pippen 367
+268

10+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 205
Scottie Pippen 943
+738

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Drazen Petrovic 280
Scottie Pippen 1,160
+880

0 Point Games (games without points)

Drazen Petrovic 10
Scottie Pippen 18
+8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 1
+1
Scottie Pippen 0

30+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 1
Scottie Pippen 6
+5

20+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 4
Scottie Pippen 87
+83

10+ Point Games

Drazen Petrovic 15
Scottie Pippen 178
+163

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Drazen Petrovic 25
Scottie Pippen 206
+181

0 Point Games (games without points)

Drazen Petrovic 4
+2
Scottie Pippen 2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+0.7+0.4+1.7+3.3+0.1+0.5+11.1+0.5+13.7+13+888
Scottie Pippen 16.1 6.3 13.3 47.3 0.8 2.5 32.6 2.7 3.8 70.4 17 1,178

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:+14,479+5,715+12,331+3.3+723+2,419+11.1+2,326+3,491+13.7+13+888
Scottie Pippen 18,940 7,420 15,700 47.3 978 3,002 32.6 3,122 4,437 70.4 17 1,178

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:+7.3+2.3+5.8+3.0+0.6+2.0+2.1+2.0+2.7+2.8+13+179
Scottie Pippen 17.5 6.4 14.5 44.4 1.0 3.2 30.3 3.7 5.1 72.4 16 208

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:+3,345+1,216+2,758+3.0+189+626+2.1+724+998+2.8+13+179
Scottie Pippen 3,642 1,335 3,009 44.4 200 660 30.3 772 1,067 72.4 16 208

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 7.6
199077
Scottie Pippen 7.9
+0.3
198879

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
199161
Scottie Pippen 14.4
+4.2
198973

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 20.6
+4.1
199282
Scottie Pippen 16.5
199082

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 22.3
+4.5
199370
Scottie Pippen 17.8
1991NBA Champion82

Scottie Pippen's additional seasons:

* Scottie Pippen played 13 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 17, from 1992 to 2004—he averaged 16.8 points in a total of 862 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22 ppg and his lowest 5.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 6.1
199020
Scottie Pippen 10.0
+3.9
198810

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic -
DNP
19910
Scottie Pippen 13.1
+13.1
198917

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 24.3
+5.0
19924
Scottie Pippen 19.3
199015

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Drazen Petrovic 15.6
19935
Scottie Pippen 21.6
+6.0
1991NBA Champion17

Scottie Pippen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Scottie Pippen played in 12 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 17.9 points in a total of 149 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.8 ppg and his lowest 5.8.

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