DeMar DeRozan vs. Brandin Podziemski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandin Podziemski 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, 13 more than Brandin Podziemski, who played 3. DeMar DeRozan had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Brandin Podziemski 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
Brandin Podziemski 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeMar DeRozan Brandin Podziemski
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Toronto RaptorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
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:+3+5.0+0.6+0.7+2.2+2.9+3.0+0.2-0.4-0.7+0.4+1.5+.044+1.1+3.0+.135+1.2+1.4+.130
Brandin Podziemski 74 26.6 9.2 1.6 4.2 5.8 3.7 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.6 3.7 8.1 .454 1.2 3.2 .385 0.7 1.1 .633
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Brandin Podziemski played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
DeMar DeRozan Brandin Podziemski
Season 2010-112024-25
Team Toronto RaptorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+18+8.0+5.5+0.1+1.2+1.3+1.6+0.1+0.2-0.6-1.1+2.2+4.3+.022+1.7+4.2+.276+2.9+3.4+.055
Brandin Podziemski 64 26.8 11.7 1.0 4.1 5.1 3.4 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.4 9.8 .445 1.8 4.8 .372 1.1 1.5 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan DNP------ --- ----------
Brandin Podziemski 12 32.1 11.3 1.3 3.7 5.0 3.1 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.5 4.0 11.0 .364 1.8 5.6 .328 1.4 2.0 .708

Season 3
DeMar DeRozan Brandin Podziemski
Season 2011-122025-26
Team Toronto RaptorsGolden State Warriors
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%
DeMar DeRozan 63 35.0 16.7 0.6 2.7 3.3 2.0 0.8 0.3 2.0 2.6 6.0 14.3 .422 0.4 1.5 .261 4.3 5.3 .810
difference:+62+2.0+9.7+0.4+3.3+3.7+0.2+0.3-1.0-0.6+3.0+7.3+.007+0.6+2.5+.011+4.3+5.3
Brandin Podziemski 1 33.0 7.0 1.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 7.0 .429 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Brandin Podziemski played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* DeMar DeRozan played 13 seasons more than Brandin Podziemski in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 16, from 2013 to 2025—DeMar DeRozan played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Brandin Podziemski, DeMar DeRozan got these achievements:

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