Tim Hardaway vs. Drazen Petrovic: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Drazen Petrovic and Tim Hardaway 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 Tim Hardaway 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Tim Hardaway averages 2.3 points more than Drazen Petrovic in his 4 seasons (17.7 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 10,912 points more (15,373 vs. 4,461).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | +2.3 | 13 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.4 | 4 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | +10,912 | 13 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 4,461 | 4 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tim Hardaway has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+6.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+646).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | +6.6 | 9 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 10.2 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | +646 | 9 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 297 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 360 | +261 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 99 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 719 | +514 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 205 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 853 | +573 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 280 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 14 | +4 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 10 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 24 | +20 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 42 | +27 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 15 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 53 | +28 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 25 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 3 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | 6.5 | 15.1 | 43.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 35.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 78.2 | 13 | 867 |
| difference: | +2.3 | +0.6 | +3.5 | +7.5 | +0.9 | +3.0 | +8.2 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +5.9 | +9 | +577 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | 5,640 | 13,076 | 43.1 | 1,542 | 4,345 | 35.5 | 2,551 | 3,263 | 78.2 | 13 | 867 |
| difference: | +10,912 | +3,935 | +9,707 | +7.5 | +1,287 | +3,762 | +8.2 | +1,755 | +2,317 | +5.9 | +9 | +577 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | 5.9 | 14.9 | 39.3 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 32.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 75.1 | 9 | 56 |
| difference: | +6.6 | +1.8 | +6.2 | +8.1 | +1.6 | +4.9 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +5.5 | +6 | +27 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 329 | 837 | 39.3 | 110 | 344 | 32.0 | 175 | 233 | 75.1 | 9 | 56 |
| difference: | +646 | +210 | +586 | +8.1 | +99 | +310 | +0.4 | +127 | +164 | +5.5 | +6 | +27 |
| 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
Tim Hardaway's additional seasons: | ||||
* Tim Hardaway played 9 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 13, from 1995 to 2003—he averaged 16.1 points in a total of 559 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.3 ppg and his lowest 4.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 6.1 | +6.1 | 1990 | 20 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 25.2 | +25.2 | 1991 | 9 |
| Drazen Petrovic | - | DNP | 1991 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.6 | +15.6 | 1993 | 5 |
Tim Hardaway's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Tim Hardaway played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 43 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26 ppg and his lowest 2.5. |