Reggie Miller vs. Drazen Petrovic: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Drazen Petrovic and Reggie Miller 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.
Reggie Miller 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 Reggie Miller 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, Reggie Miller averages 2.8 points more than Drazen Petrovic in his 4 seasons (18.2 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 20,818 points more (25,279 vs. 4,461).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | +2.8 | 18 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.4 | 4 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | +20,818 | 18 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 4,461 | 4 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Reggie Miller has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+10.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,675).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | +10.4 | 15 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 10.2 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | +2,675 | 15 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 297 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1 | +1 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 607 | +508 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 99 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1,195 | +990 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 205 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1,382 | +1102 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 280 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 7 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 10 | +3 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 72 | +68 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 124 | +109 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 15 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 144 | +119 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 25 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 0 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | +4 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 47.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 39.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
| difference: | +2.8 | +1.0 | +3.5 | +0.9 | +2.7 | +4.2 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +4.7 | +14 | +1,099 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | 8,241 | 17,499 | 47.1 | 2,560 | 6,486 | 39.5 | 6,237 | 7,026 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
| difference: | +20,818 | +6,536 | +14,130 | +3.5 | +2,305 | +5,903 | +4.2 | +5,441 | +6,080 | +4.7 | +14 | +1,099 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 44.9 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 39.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
| difference: | +10.4 | +2.4 | +5.8 | +2.5 | +1.8 | +4.5 | +6.6 | +3.6 | +3.6 | +19.7 | +12 | +115 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | 941 | 2,095 | 44.9 | 320 | 820 | 39.0 | 770 | 862 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
| difference: | +2,675 | +822 | +1,844 | +2.5 | +309 | +786 | +6.6 | +722 | +793 | +19.7 | +12 | +115 |
| 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
Reggie Miller's additional seasons: | ||||
* Reggie Miller played 14 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 18, from 1992 to 2005—he averaged 18.2 points in a total of 1,069 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.6 ppg and his lowest 10. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1988 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 6.1 | +6.1 | 1990 | 20 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1989 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | - | DNP | 1991 | 0 |
Reggie Miller's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Reggie Miller played in 13 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.6 points in a total of 136 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.5 ppg and his lowest 9.2. |