Drazen Petrovic vs. Paul Pierce: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

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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 Paul Pierce, with 19 seasons played from 1999 to 2017, 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. Paul Pierce
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Drazen Petrovic Paul Pierce Drazen Petrovic Paul Pierce
Points
+300th
18th
+300th
23rd
Rebounds
+300th
94th
+300th
55th
Assists
+300th
84th
+300th
54th
Steals
+300th
22nd
+300th
31st
Blocks
+300th
175th
+300th
75th
Years419314

Drazen Petrovic vs. Paul Pierce
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Drazen Petrovic Paul Pierce Drazen Petrovic Paul Pierce
Points
--
77th
+300th
127th
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
--
+300th
+300th
266th
Steals
--
149th
+300th
178th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+300th

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 Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
18th
+282 4,461 vs. 26,39721,936
Rebounds
+300th
94th
+206 669 vs. 7,5276,858
Assists
+300th
84th
+216 701 vs. 4,7084,007
Steals
+300th
22nd
+278 265 vs. 1,7521,487
Blocks
+300th
175th
+125 27 vs. 745718
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
240 vs. 1,092852
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
43rd
+257 429 vs. 6,4356,006
Field Goals Made
+300th
29th
+271 1,705 vs. 8,6686,963
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
22nd
+278 3,369 vs. 19,46516,096
3-Pointers Made
+300th
15th
+285 255 vs. 2,1431,888
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
13th
+287 583 vs. 5,8165,233
Free Throws Made
+300th
11th
+289 796 vs. 6,9186,122
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
14th
+286 946 vs. 8,5787,632

Games and Years:

Drazen Petrovic Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
17th
+283 290 vs. 1,3431,053
Seasons
+300th
12th
+288 4 vs. 1915

Rankings by Points Scored:

Drazen Petrovic Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
57th
+243 1 vs. 2120
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Drazen Petrovic Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
23rd
+277 297 vs. 3,1802,883
Rebounds
+300th
55th
+245 51 vs. 985934
Assists
+300th
54th
+246 42 vs. 579537
Steals
+300th
31st
+269 12 vs. 204192
Blocks
+300th
75th
+225 1 vs. 105104
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
198th
+102 16 vs. 125109
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
31st
+269 35 vs. 860825
Field Goals Made
+300th
35th
+265 119 vs. 1,022903
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
27th
+273 251 vs. 2,4152,164
3-Pointers Made
+300th
14th
+286 11 vs. 276265
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
14th
+286 34 vs. 777743
Free Throws Made
+300th
16th
+284 48 vs. 860812
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
20th
+280 69 vs. 1,036967

Games and Years:

Drazen Petrovic Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
26th
+274 29 vs. 170141
Playoffs
+300th
30th
+270 3 vs. 1411

Rankings by Points Scored:

Drazen Petrovic Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
78th
49th
29 1 vs. 32
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Drazen Petrovic Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
77th
15.38 vs. 19.664.27
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
2.31 vs. 5.603.30
Assists per game
--
+300th
2.42 vs. 3.511.09
Steals per game
--
149th
0.91 vs. 1.300.39
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.09 vs. 0.550.46
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.83 vs. 0.810.01
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
173rd
1.48 vs. 4.793.31
Field Goals Made per game
--
183rd
5.88 vs. 6.450.57
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
151st
11.62 vs. 14.492.88
3-Pointers Made per game
--
142nd
0.88 vs. 1.600.72
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
98th
2.01 vs. 4.332.32
Free Throws Made per game
--
47th
2.74 vs. 5.152.41
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
56th
3.26 vs. 6.393.13

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Drazen Petrovic Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
127th
+173 10.24 vs. 18.718.46
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.76 vs. 5.794.04
Assists per game
+300th
266th
+34 1.45 vs. 3.411.96
Steals per game
+300th
178th
+122 0.41 vs. 1.200.79
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.03 vs. 0.620.58
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.55 vs. 0.740.18
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
149th
+151 1.21 vs. 5.063.85
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
208th
+92 4.10 vs. 6.011.91
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
177th
+123 8.66 vs. 14.215.55
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
124th
+176 0.38 vs. 1.621.24
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
117th
+183 1.17 vs. 4.573.40
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
79th
+221 1.66 vs. 5.063.40
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
96th
+204 2.38 vs. 6.093.71

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.