DeMar DeRozan vs. Sam Lacey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Lacey and DeMar DeRozan that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

DeMar DeRozan

vs.

Sam Lacey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMar DeRozan: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMar DeRozan 0 Sam Lacey 0

NBA Seasons DeMar DeRozan 15 Sam Lacey 13

Playoffs Played DeMar DeRozan 7 Sam Lacey 4

All-Star Games DeMar DeRozan 6 Sam Lacey 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMar DeRozan 3 Sam Lacey 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.2 Sam Lacey 10.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.4 Sam Lacey 9.7

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.1 Sam Lacey 3.7

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.0 Sam Lacey 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.3 Sam Lacey 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 23,582 Sam Lacey 10,303

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 4,910 Sam Lacey 9,687

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 4,527 Sam Lacey 3,754

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 1,108 Sam Lacey 999 *

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 361 Sam Lacey 1,160 *

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 1,110 Sam Lacey 1,002

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .469 Sam Lacey .441

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .296 Sam Lacey .188 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .841 Sam Lacey .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 27.9 (2022) Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.0 (2019) Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.9 (2021) Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.2 (2015) Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2024) Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.8 Sam Lacey 9.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.7 Sam Lacey 9.9

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 3.7 Sam Lacey 5.0

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.1 Sam Lacey 1.9 *

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.2 Sam Lacey 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 1,375 Sam Lacey 274

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 296 Sam Lacey 287

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 232 Sam Lacey 144

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 72 Sam Lacey 56 *

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 14 Sam Lacey 44 *

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 63 Sam Lacey 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .418 Sam Lacey .401

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .214 Sam Lacey .250 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .852 Sam Lacey .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 23.9 (2014) Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.7 (2019) Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 5.8 (2015) Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.8 (2022) Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2018) Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.