Andre Drummond vs. Kyle Lowry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Lowry 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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, 6 less than Kyle Lowry, who played 20. Andre Drummond had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Kyle Lowry had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Kyle Lowry 20 11 2006-07 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2012-132006-07
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
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:+50+3.2+2.3+1.6+2.9+4.5+2.7+0.4+1.5-0.2-0.4+2.1+1.9+.240+0.3+0.8+1.5+0.1+.522
Kyle Lowry 10 17.5 5.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 3.2 1.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 1.4 3.8 .368 0.3 0.8 .375 2.5 2.8 .893
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2013-142007-08
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
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:+1+6.8+3.9+4.9+5.3+10.2+3.2+0.1+1.3-0.1-1.1+2.8+2.3+.191+0.4+1.7+1.3+0.2+.280
Kyle Lowry 82 25.5 9.6 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.3 1.5 2.3 3.1 7.2 .432 0.4 1.7 .257 3.0 4.2 .698
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2014-152008-09
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+5+8.7+6.2+5.0+6.0+11.0+2.9+1.7-1.6+3.5+6.1+.079+0.3+1.3+0.7+1.6+.412
Kyle Lowry 77 21.8 7.6 0.3 2.1 2.5 3.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.9 2.5 5.6 .435 0.3 1.3 .255 2.4 2.9 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
Kyle Lowry 13 19.5 5.3 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.6 4.8 .333 0.3 1.2 .250 1.8 2.4 .742

Season 4

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2015-162009-10
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
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:+13+8.6+7.1+3.6+7.6+11.2+3.7+0.6+1.3-0.2-0.5+4.1+6.3+.124+0.5+1.9+.061+0.6+3.4+.472
Kyle Lowry 68 24.3 9.1 1.3 2.3 3.6 4.5 0.9 0.1 1.7 2.5 2.7 6.8 .397 0.5 2.0 .272 3.2 3.8 .827
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
Kyle Lowry DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2016-172010-11
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
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:+6+4.5+0.1+3.1+6.6+9.7+5.6+0.1+0.8-0.2-0.1+1.4+0.4+.104+1.7+4.5+.090+0.9+1.1+.379
Kyle Lowry 75 34.2 13.5 1.2 2.9 4.1 6.7 1.4 0.3 2.1 2.8 4.6 10.8 .426 1.7 4.6 .376 2.6 3.3 .765
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2017-182011-12
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+31+1.6+0.7+4.3+7.2+11.5+3.6+0.1+1.3-0.2-0.4+1.5+0.4+.120+1.7+4.4+.374+0.5+0.9+.259
Kyle Lowry 47 32.1 14.3 0.8 3.7 4.5 6.6 1.6 0.3 2.8 2.8 4.5 10.9 .409 1.7 4.5 .374 3.6 4.2 .864
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2018-192012-13
Team Detroit PistonsToronto Raptors
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:+11+3.8+5.7+4.6+6.3+10.9+5.0+0.3+1.3-0.1-0.2+3.4+4.1+.132+1.4+3.6+.230+0.3+1.7+.205
Kyle Lowry 68 29.7 11.6 0.8 3.9 4.7 6.4 1.4 0.4 2.3 3.2 3.7 9.2 .401 1.5 4.1 .362 2.8 3.5 .795
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
Kyle Lowry DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2019-202013-14
Team Detroit Pistons, Cleveland CavaliersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+22+3.3+0.2+3.3+7.2+10.5+4.7+0.4+1.4-1.1-0.1+1.5+0.1+.110+2.3+5.7+.237+1.0+0.3+.238
Kyle Lowry 79 36.2 17.9 1.1 3.6 4.7 7.4 1.5 0.2 2.5 3.4 5.8 13.7 .423 2.4 6.3 .380 4.0 4.9 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
Kyle Lowry 7 38.7 21.1 1.3 3.4 4.7 4.7 0.9 0.0 2.9 3.9 6.3 15.6 .404 2.4 6.1 .395 6.1 7.0 .878

Season 9

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2020-212014-15
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+24+7.5+2.9+2.8+4.5+7.3+4.8+0.2+0.9-0.2-0.2+2.5+.081+1.9+5.4+.338+0.9+.208
Kyle Lowry 70 34.5 17.8 0.8 3.9 4.7 6.8 1.6 0.2 2.5 3.0 6.1 14.9 .412 1.9 5.6 .338 3.6 4.5 .808
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
difference:+1+11.8+3.3+2.0+3.4+5.5+4.8+0.5+0.6-0.8-2.1+0.7+7.9+.278+1.3+5.8+0.6+0.8+.027
Kyle Lowry 4 32.8 12.3 1.8 3.8 5.5 4.8 1.3 0.0 3.0 4.5 4.5 14.3 .316 1.3 5.8 .217 2.0 2.8 .727

Season 10

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn NetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East Conf Finals
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 73 19.7 7.9 3.1 6.2 9.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.6 2.6 3.4 5.9 .570 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.2 .524
difference:+4+17.3+13.3+2.4+2.2+4.6+4.6+1.0+0.5-1.3-0.1+3.2+9.7+.143+2.8+7.1+4.0+4.2+.287
Kyle Lowry 77 37.0 21.2 0.7 4.0 4.7 6.4 2.1 0.4 2.9 2.7 6.6 15.6 .427 2.8 7.1 .388 5.2 6.4 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 4 15.0 3.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 3.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600
difference:+16+23.3+15.3+0.1+1.5+1.7+5.2+0.3+0.6-1.7-0.7+5.1+13.7+.148+2.1+6.9+3.1+3.9+.150
Kyle Lowry 20 38.3 19.1 0.9 3.8 4.7 6.0 1.6 0.2 3.2 3.7 6.6 16.5 .397 2.1 6.9 .304 3.9 5.2 .750

Season 11

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 67 12.7 6.0 2.1 4.6 6.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.7 2.5 4.1 .606 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.9 .536
difference:+7+24.7+16.4+1.3+0.6+1.8+6.5+0.8+0.1-1.8-1.1+4.6+11.2+.142+3.2+7.8+4.0+4.2+.283
Kyle Lowry 60 37.4 22.4 0.8 4.0 4.8 7.0 1.5 0.3 2.9 2.8 7.1 15.3 .464 3.2 7.8 .412 5.0 6.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
Kyle Lowry 8 37.5 15.8 0.4 2.8 3.1 5.9 1.5 0.5 2.1 3.3 5.4 11.6 .462 1.6 4.8 .342 3.4 4.1 .818

Season 12

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
12th 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 17.1 8.4 3.4 5.6 9.0 0.5 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.8 3.4 6.1 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.8 .592
difference:+1+15.1+7.8+2.6+0.9+3.4+6.4+0.2+0.4-1.3-0.7+1.8+6.0+.129+3.1+7.6+1.3+0.5+.262
Kyle Lowry 78 32.2 16.2 0.8 4.7 5.6 6.9 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.5 5.2 12.1 .427 3.1 7.6 .399 2.9 3.3 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
Kyle Lowry 10 36.1 17.4 0.2 4.1 4.3 8.5 1.5 0.0 3.1 3.3 6.0 11.8 .508 2.8 6.3 .444 2.6 3.2 .813

Season 13

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 40 18.8 7.3 2.7 5.0 7.8 0.9 1.0 0.5 1.4 2.4 2.9 5.9 .500 0.1 0.5 .150 1.4 2.3 .622
difference:+25+15.2+6.9+2.1+0.8+3.0+7.8+0.4-1.4-0.2+1.8+5.5+.089+2.3+6.5+.197+1.1+0.7+.208
Kyle Lowry 65 34.0 14.2 0.6 4.2 4.8 8.7 1.4 0.5 2.8 2.6 4.7 11.4 .411 2.4 7.0 .347 2.5 3.0 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
Kyle Lowry 24 37.5 15.0 0.9 4.0 4.9 6.6 1.3 0.3 2.3 4.0 5.1 11.5 .440 2.2 6.0 .359 2.7 3.4 .802

Season 14

Andre Drummond Kyle Lowry
Season 2025-262019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 22 21.7 7.7 3.3 6.0 9.4 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 2.2 3.1 5.7 .544 0.5 1.3 .379 1.0 1.6 .629
difference:+36+14.5+11.7+2.7+1.5+4.4+6.7+0.7+0.5-2.2-1.1+2.7+8.1+.128+2.3+6.7+.027+4.1+4.3+.228
Kyle Lowry 58 36.2 19.4 0.6 4.5 5.0 7.5 1.4 0.4 3.1 3.3 5.8 13.8 .416 2.8 8.0 .352 5.1 5.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
Kyle Lowry 11 37.5 17.7 0.7 5.8 6.5 5.8 1.7 0.7 2.5 3.6 5.6 13.5 .419 2.1 6.5 .319 4.4 5.5 .800

Additional Years

* Kyle Lowry played 6 seasons more than Andre Drummond in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 20, from 2021 to 2026—Kyle Lowry played in 3 Playoffs.