Gary Payton vs. Drazen Petrovic: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Drazen Petrovic and Gary Payton 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.
Gary Payton is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Gary Payton 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Gary Payton averages 0.9 points more than Drazen Petrovic in his 4 seasons (16.3 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 17,352 points more (21,813 vs. 4,461).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Gary Payton | 16.3 | +0.9 | 17 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.4 | 4 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Gary Payton | 21,813 | +17,352 | 17 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 4,461 | 4 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Gary Payton has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+3.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,858).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Gary Payton | 14.0 | +3.8 | 15 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 10.2 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Gary Payton | 2,155 | +1,858 | 15 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 297 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Gary Payton | 515 | +416 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 99 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Gary Payton | 1,035 | +830 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 205 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Gary Payton | 1,304 | +1024 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 280 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Gary Payton | 31 | +21 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 10 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Gary Payton | 0 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Gary Payton | 47 | +43 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Gary Payton | 92 | +77 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 15 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Gary Payton | 150 | +125 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 25 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Gary Payton | 4 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Gary Payton | 16.3 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 46.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 31.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 72.9 | 17 | 1,335 |
| difference: | +0.9 | +0.6 | +2.4 | +4.0 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +12.0 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +11.2 | +13 | +1,045 |
| 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 | ||||
| Gary Payton | 21,813 | 8,708 | 18,698 | 46.6 | 1,132 | 3,570 | 31.7 | 3,265 | 4,480 | 72.9 | 17 | 1,335 |
| difference: | +17,352 | +7,003 | +15,329 | +4.0 | +877 | +2,987 | +12.0 | +2,469 | +3,534 | +11.2 | +13 | +1,045 |
| 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 | ||||
| Gary Payton | 14.0 | 5.6 | 12.6 | 44.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 31.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 70.6 | 15 | 154 |
| difference: | +3.8 | +1.5 | +3.9 | +3.3 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +12 | +125 |
| 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 | ||||
| Gary Payton | 2,155 | 855 | 1,938 | 44.1 | 137 | 435 | 31.5 | 308 | 436 | 70.6 | 15 | 154 |
| difference: | +1,858 | +736 | +1,687 | +3.3 | +126 | +401 | +0.9 | +260 | +367 | +1.0 | +12 | +125 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 297 | 119 | 251 | 47.4 | 11 | 34 | 32.4 | 48 | 69 | 69.6 | 3 | 29 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Gary Payton's additional seasons: | ||||
* Gary Payton played 14 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 18, from 1995 to 2007—he averaged 18.0 points in a total of 1,088 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.2 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gary Payton | 7.6 | +7.6 | 1992 | 8 |
| Drazen Petrovic | - | DNP | 1991 | 0 |
Gary Payton's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Gary Payton played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 123 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.8 ppg and his lowest 0. |