Andre Drummond vs. De'Aaron Fox Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Aaron Fox and Andre Drummond, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Andre Drummond played 14 years in the NBA, 5 more than De'Aaron Fox, who played 9. Andre Drummond had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while De'Aaron Fox had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Andre Drummond 14 4 2012-13 to 2025-26
De'Aaron Fox 9 1 2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andre Drummond De'Aaron Fox
Season 2012-132017-18
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 60 20.7 7.9 2.8 4.8 7.6 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.0 2.4 3.5 5.7 .608 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.7 .371
difference:+13+7.1+3.7+2.3+2.5+4.8+3.9+1.3-1.4-0.2+1.0+5.2+.196+0.6+2.1+0.9+.352
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Andre Drummond De'Aaron Fox
Season 2013-142018-19
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 81 32.3 13.5 5.4 7.8 13.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 3.4 5.9 9.5 .623 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 4.0 .418
difference:+0.9+3.8+4.9+4.6+9.4+6.9+0.4+1.0-1.4-0.9+0.3+4.1+.165+1.1+2.9+2.0+1.1+.309
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Andre Drummond De'Aaron Fox
Season 2014-152019-20
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 82 30.5 13.8 5.3 8.1 13.5 0.7 0.9 1.9 1.5 3.5 6.0 11.7 .514 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 4.5 .389
difference:+31+1.5+7.3+4.6+4.9+9.7+6.1+0.6+1.4-1.6-0.7+1.7+4.3+.034+1.1+3.6+3.0+2.2+.316
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Andre Drummond De'Aaron Fox
Season 2015-162020-21
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 81 32.9 16.2 4.9 9.9 14.8 0.8 1.5 1.4 1.9 3.0 6.8 13.1 .521 0.0 0.1 .333 2.6 7.2 .355
difference:+23+2.2+9.0+4.3+7.0+11.3+6.4+0.9-1.1-0.1+2.3+6.0+.044+1.8+5.4+.011+2.6+.364
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 4 32.8 16.8 3.0 6.0 9.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 1.0 2.0 7.0 13.5 .519 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 8.5 .324
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Andre Drummond De'Aaron Fox
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 81 29.7 13.6 4.3 9.5 13.8 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.9 2.9 6.0 11.2 .530 0.0 0.1 .286 1.7 4.4 .386
difference:+22+5.6+9.6+3.9+6.0+9.9+4.5+0.3+0.7-0.9+2.7+7.3+.057+1.3+4.1+.011+2.7+1.5+.364
De'Aaron Fox 59 35.3 23.2 0.4 3.5 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.9 8.7 18.5 .473 1.3 4.2 .297 4.4 5.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Andre Drummond De'Aaron Fox
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 78 33.7 15.0 5.1 10.9 16.0 3.0 1.5 1.6 2.6 3.2 6.0 11.3 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 5.1 .605
difference:+5+0.3+10.0+4.6+7.3+11.8+3.1+0.4+1.3-0.1-0.8+3.3+6.9+.017+1.6+4.9+.324+1.6+0.9+.175
De'Aaron Fox 73 33.4 25.0 0.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 18.2 .512 1.6 5.0 .324 4.7 6.0 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox 7 38.6 27.4 1.7 3.7 5.4 7.7 2.1 0.6 4.0 3.3 10.0 23.6 .424 3.0 9.0 .333 4.4 5.9 .756

Season 7

Andre Drummond De'Aaron Fox
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 79 33.5 17.3 5.4 10.2 15.6 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.2 3.4 7.1 13.3 .533 0.1 0.5 .132 3.1 5.2 .590
difference:+5+2.4+9.3+4.5+6.5+11.0+4.2+0.3+1.3-0.4-0.8+2.6+7.6+.068+2.8+7.3+.237+1.1+0.5+.148
De'Aaron Fox 74 35.9 26.6 0.9 3.7 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6 2.6 9.7 20.9 .465 2.9 7.8 .369 4.2 5.7 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 4 31.8 14.3 5.0 8.0 13.0 2.3 1.5 1.3 2.8 4.3 6.0 13.5 .444 0.0 0.3 .000 2.3 5.3 .429
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8

Andre Drummond De'Aaron Fox
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Detroit Pistons, Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 57 32.9 17.7 4.4 10.8 15.2 2.7 1.9 1.6 3.6 3.5 7.3 13.8 .533 0.1 0.6 .143 3.0 5.2 .575
difference:+5+3.2+5.8+3.5+6.9+10.4+3.6+0.4+1.2-0.8-0.9+1.4+5.0+.070+1.8+5.5+.167+1.2+0.1+.252
De'Aaron Fox 62 36.1 23.5 0.9 3.9 4.8 6.3 1.5 0.4 2.8 2.6 8.7 18.8 .463 1.9 6.1 .310 4.2 5.1 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 8

Season 9

Andre Drummond De'Aaron Fox
Season 2020-212025-26
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 46 27.0 14.9 3.6 8.4 12.0 2.0 1.4 1.1 2.7 3.2 6.1 12.4 .493 0.0 0.2 .000 2.7 4.5 .600
difference:+32+5.9+10.1+2.7+5.6+8.3+4.5+0.8-0.8-0.6+2.6+5.3+.001+2.4+6.2+.378+2.4+1.6+.237
De'Aaron Fox 14 32.9 25.0 0.9 2.8 3.7 6.5 1.4 0.3 3.5 2.6 8.7 17.7 .492 2.4 6.4 .378 5.1 6.1 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 5 21.0 9.0 3.8 7.2 11.0 0.0 0.8 0.6 2.2 2.4 3.8 6.4 .594 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .700
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Andre Drummond played 5 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 14, from 2022 to 2026—Andre Drummond played in one postseason.