Drazen Petrovic vs. Jayson Tatum: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Drazen Petrovic and Jayson Tatum all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Drazen Petrovic, with a career spanning 4 seasons from 1990 to 1993, and Jayson Tatum, with 8 seasons played from 2018 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Drazen Petrovic vs. Jayson Tatum
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Drazen Petrovic Jayson Tatum Drazen Petrovic Jayson Tatum
Points
+300th
211st
+300th
34th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
54th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
51st
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
63rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
71st
Years4838

Drazen Petrovic vs. Jayson Tatum
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Drazen Petrovic Jayson Tatum Drazen Petrovic Jayson Tatum
Points
--
32nd
+300th
38th
Rebounds
--
206th
+300th
136th
Assists
--
258th
+300th
112nd
Steals
--
280th
+300th
193rd
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
195th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Drazen Petrovic Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
211st
+89 4,461 vs. 13,7849,323
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
669 vs. 4,2933,624
Assists
+300th
+300th
701 vs. 2,2431,542
Steals
+300th
+300th
265 vs. 639374
Blocks
+300th
+300th
27 vs. 384357
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
240 vs. 512272
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
194th
+106 429 vs. 3,7813,352
Field Goals Made
+300th
261st
+39 1,705 vs. 4,7893,084
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
262nd
+38 3,369 vs. 10,4297,060
3-Pointers Made
+300th
50th
+250 255 vs. 1,5461,291
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
50th
+250 583 vs. 4,1813,598
Free Throws Made
+300th
230th
+70 796 vs. 2,6601,864
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
281st
+19 946 vs. 3,1672,221

Games and Years:

Drazen Petrovic Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
290 vs. 585295
Seasons
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 84

Rankings by Points Scored:

Drazen Petrovic Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
45th
+255 1 vs. 2928
50+ point games
-
23rd
0 vs. 55
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Drazen Petrovic Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
34th
+266 297 vs. 2,9362,639
Rebounds
+300th
54th
+246 51 vs. 989938
Assists
+300th
51st
+249 42 vs. 592550
Steals
+300th
63rd
+237 12 vs. 143131
Blocks
+300th
71st
+229 1 vs. 106105
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
208th
+92 16 vs. 118102
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
29th
+271 35 vs. 871836
Field Goals Made
+300th
38th
+262 119 vs. 983864
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
33rd
+267 251 vs. 2,2411,990
3-Pointers Made
+300th
11th
+289 11 vs. 292281
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
9th
+291 34 vs. 840806
Free Throws Made
+300th
35th
+265 48 vs. 678630
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
40th
+260 69 vs. 806737

Games and Years:

Drazen Petrovic Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
103rd
+197 29 vs. 12192
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
3 vs. 85

Rankings by Points Scored:

Drazen Petrovic Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
78th
28th
50 1 vs. 54
50+ point games
-
5th
0 vs. 22
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Drazen Petrovic Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
32nd
15.38 vs. 23.568.18
Rebounds per game
--
206th
2.31 vs. 7.345.03
Assists per game
--
258th
2.42 vs. 3.831.42
Steals per game
--
280th
0.91 vs. 1.090.18
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.09 vs. 0.660.56
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.83 vs. 0.880.05
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
60th
1.48 vs. 6.464.98
Field Goals Made per game
--
46th
5.88 vs. 8.192.31
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
35th
11.62 vs. 17.836.21
3-Pointers Made per game
--
13th
0.88 vs. 2.641.76
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
12th
2.01 vs. 7.155.14
Free Throws Made per game
--
80th
2.74 vs. 4.551.80
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
107th
3.26 vs. 5.412.15

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Drazen Petrovic Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
38th
+262 10.24 vs. 24.2614.02
Rebounds per game
+300th
136th
+164 1.76 vs. 8.176.41
Assists per game
+300th
112nd
+188 1.45 vs. 4.893.44
Steals per game
+300th
193rd
+107 0.41 vs. 1.180.77
Blocks per game
+300th
195th
+105 0.03 vs. 0.880.84
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.55 vs. 0.980.42
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
37th
+263 1.21 vs. 7.205.99
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
61st
+239 4.10 vs. 8.124.02
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
53rd
+247 8.66 vs. 18.529.87
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
20th
+280 0.38 vs. 2.412.03
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
13th
+287 1.17 vs. 6.945.77
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
48th
+252 1.66 vs. 5.603.95
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
72nd
+228 2.38 vs. 6.664.28

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.