Stephon Castle vs. Drazen Petrovic: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Drazen Petrovic and Stephon Castle 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 Drazen Petrovic has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Stephon Castle didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Drazen Petrovic has better playoff stats. 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 4 NBA regular seasons played, Drazen Petrovic averages 0.5 points more than Stephon Castle in his 2 seasons (15.4 points against 14.9), and he also scored a total of 3,177 points more (4,461 vs. 1,284).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Castle 14.9
2
Drazen Petrovic 15.4
+0.5
4

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Castle 1,284
2
Drazen Petrovic 4,461
+3,177
4

Points in the Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Drazen Petrovic has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
+10.2
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Drazen Petrovic 297
+297
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
Drazen Petrovic 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 2
Drazen Petrovic 14
+12

20+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 29
Drazen Petrovic 99
+70

10+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 65
Drazen Petrovic 205
+140

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Castle 84
Drazen Petrovic 280
+196

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Castle 2
Drazen Petrovic 10
+8

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Drazen Petrovic's point thresholds are omited here.

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle 14.9 5.3 12.2 43.4 1.2 4.1 28.8 3.2 4.5 71.0 2 86
difference:+0.5+0.6+0.6+7.2+0.3+2.1+14.9+0.5+1.2+13.1+2+204
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
Stephon Castle 1,284 454 1,046 43.4 102 354 28.8 274 386 71.0 2 86
difference:+3,177+1,251+2,323+7.2+153+229+14.9+522+560+13.1+2+204
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
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+10.2+4.1+8.7+47.4+0.4+1.2+32.4+1.7+2.4+69.6+3+29
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
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+297+119+251+47.4+11+34+32.4+48+69+69.6+3+29
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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle 14.7
+7.1
202581
Drazen Petrovic 7.6
199077

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle 18.8
+8.6
20265
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
199161

Drazen Petrovic's additional seasons:

* Drazen Petrovic played 2 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 4, from 1992 to 1993—he averaged 21.4 points in a total of 152 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250
Drazen Petrovic 6.1
+6.1
199020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP *
20260
Drazen Petrovic -
DNP
19910
* season in progress

Drazen Petrovic's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Drazen Petrovic played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.4 points in a total of 9 games.