Tyrese Haliburton vs. Drazen Petrovic: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Drazen Petrovic and Tyrese Haliburton 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 Tyrese Haliburton 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Tyrese Haliburton averages 2.1 points more than Drazen Petrovic in his 4 seasons (17.5 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 1,381 points more (5,842 vs. 4,461).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 17.5 | +2.1 | 5 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.4 | 4 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 5,842 | +1,381 | 5 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 4,461 | 4 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tyrese Haliburton has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+7.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+382).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 17.9 | +7.7 | 2 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 10.2 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 679 | +382 | 2 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 297 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 123 | +24 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 99 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 277 | +72 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 205 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 329 | +49 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 280 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 4 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 10 | +6 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 0 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 15 | +11 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 32 | +17 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 15 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 38 | +13 | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 25 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 0 | |||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | +4 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 17.5 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 47.7 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 39.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 85.5 | 5 | 333 |
| difference: | +2.1 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +2.9 | +1.7 | +4.6 | +4.5 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +1 | +43 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 5,842 | 2,110 | 4,423 | 47.7 | 856 | 2,184 | 39.2 | 766 | 896 | 85.5 | 5 | 333 |
| difference: | +1,381 | +405 | +1,054 | +2.9 | +601 | +1,601 | +4.5 | +30 | +50 | +1.4 | +1 | +43 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 17.9 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 47.4 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 35.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 83.3 | 2 | 38 |
| difference: | +7.7 | +2.5 | +5.2 | +0.1 | +2.4 | +6.7 | +3.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +13.7 | +1 | +9 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 679 | 251 | 530 | 47.4 | 107 | 299 | 35.8 | 70 | 84 | 83.3 | 2 | 38 |
| difference: | +382 | +132 | +279 | +0.1 | +96 | +265 | +3.4 | +22 | +15 | +13.7 | +1 | +9 |
| 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
Tyrese Haliburton's additional seasons: | ||||
* Tyrese Haliburton played 1 season more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA. In that year—his season 7 in 2025—he averaged 18.6 points in a total of 73 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Haliburton | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 6.1 | +6.1 | 1990 | 20 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Haliburton | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | - | DNP | 1991 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Haliburton | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | - | DNP | 1991 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Haliburton | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | - | DNP | 1991 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Haliburton | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Drazen Petrovic | 24.3 | +24.3 | 1992 | 4 |
Tyrese Haliburton's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Tyrese Haliburton played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.3 points in a total of 23 games. |