DeMar DeRozan vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson and DeMar DeRozan, 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 / 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.

DeMar DeRozan played 16 years in the NBA, 14 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 2. DeMar DeRozan had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Ausar Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
DeMar DeRozan 16 7 2009-10 to 2024-25
Ausar Thompson 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

DeMar DeRozan Ausar Thompson
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Toronto RaptorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
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%
DeMar DeRozan 77 21.6 8.6 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.3 3.3 6.6 .498 0.1 0.2 .250 1.9 2.5 .763
difference:+14+3.5+0.2+1.1+2.3+3.5+1.2+0.5+0.7-0.5-0.5+0.4+1.0+.015+0.2+1.6+.064+0.8+0.6+.166
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

DeMar DeRozan Ausar Thompson
Season 2010-112024-25
Team Toronto RaptorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
DeMar DeRozan 82 34.8 17.2 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.8 1.0 0.4 1.8 2.6 6.6 14.1 .467 0.1 0.6 .096 4.0 4.9 .813
difference:+23+12.3+7.1+1.0+0.4+1.3+0.5+0.7+0.3-0.4-0.2+2.4+6.3+.068+0.1+0.2+.128+2.5+2.5+.172
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan DNP------ --- ----------
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Additional Years

* DeMar DeRozan played 14 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 2012 to 2025—DeMar DeRozan played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Ausar Thompson, DeMar DeRozan got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game