Grant Hill vs. Drazen Petrovic: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Drazen Petrovic and Grant Hill 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.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Grant Hill 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 1.3 points more than Drazen Petrovic in his 4 seasons (16.7 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 12,676 points more (17,137 vs. 4,461).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Grant Hill | 16.7 | +1.3 | 18 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.4 | 4 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Grant Hill | 17,137 | +12,676 | 18 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 4,461 | 4 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Grant Hill has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+3.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+226).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Grant Hill | 13.4 | +3.2 | 8 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 10.2 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Grant Hill | 523 | +226 | 8 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 297 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 366 | +267 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 99 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 819 | +614 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 205 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 1,005 | +725 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 280 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 21 | +11 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 10 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 0 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 1 | +1 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 0 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 12 | +8 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 22 | +7 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 15 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 38 | +13 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 25 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 1 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | +3 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Grant Hill | 16.7 | 6.2 | 12.8 | 48.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 31.4 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 76.9 | 18 | 1,026 |
| difference: | +1.3 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +2.3 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +12.3 | +1.4 | +2.1 | +7.2 | +14 | +736 |
| 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 | ||||
| Grant Hill | 17,137 | 6,345 | 13,126 | 48.3 | 219 | 697 | 31.4 | 4,228 | 5,498 | 76.9 | 18 | 1,026 |
| difference: | +12,676 | +4,640 | +9,757 | +2.3 | +36 | +114 | +12.3 | +3,432 | +4,552 | +7.2 | +14 | +736 |
| 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 | ||||
| Grant Hill | 13.4 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 46.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 23.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 78.1 | 8 | 39 |
| difference: | +3.2 | +1.0 | +2.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +8.6 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +8.5 | +5 | +10 |
| 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 | ||||
| Grant Hill | 523 | 200 | 426 | 46.9 | 5 | 21 | 23.8 | 118 | 151 | 78.1 | 8 | 39 |
| difference: | +226 | +81 | +175 | +0.5 | +6 | +13 | +8.6 | +70 | +82 | +8.5 | +5 | +10 |
| 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
Grant Hill's additional seasons: | ||||
* Grant Hill played 14 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 18, from 1999 to 2013—he averaged 15.0 points in a total of 715 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.8 ppg and his lowest 3.2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 6.1 | +6.1 | 1990 | 20 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | 19.0 | +19.0 | 1996 | 3 |
| Drazen Petrovic | - | DNP | 1991 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.6 | +15.6 | 1993 | 5 |
Grant Hill's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.2 points in a total of 31 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 3.7. |