DeMar DeRozan vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.

DeMar DeRozan played 17 years in the NBA, 14 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 3. DeMar DeRozan had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Chet Holmgren 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 17 7 2009-10 to 2025-26
Chet Holmgren 3 2 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

DeMar DeRozan Chet Holmgren
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Toronto RaptorsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+5+7.8+7.9+0.7+4.3+5.0+1.7+2.1-0.8-0.1+2.9+5.0+.032+1.5+4.1+.120+0.8+0.9+.030
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan DNP------ --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758

Season 2

DeMar DeRozan Chet Holmgren
Season 2010-112024-25
Team Toronto RaptorsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+50+7.4+2.2+0.6+3.6+4.2+0.2+0.3+1.8-0.3+1.4+3.4+.023+1.3+3.0+.283+0.8+0.7+.059
Chet Holmgren 32 27.4 15.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 2.0 0.7 2.2 1.8 2.3 5.2 10.7 .490 1.4 3.6 .379 3.2 4.2 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan DNP------ --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 23 29.8 15.2 1.8 6.8 8.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.0 5.3 11.6 .462 1.2 4.0 .297 3.3 4.2 .784

Season 3

DeMar DeRozan Chet Holmgren
Season 2011-122025-26
Team Toronto RaptorsOklahoma City Thunder
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:+59+0.7+6.3+1.7+5.3+7.0+0.2+0.5+1.0-1.0-1.4+1.3+1.5+.147+2.1+4.5+.156+1.7+1.7+.047
Chet Holmgren 4 34.3 23.0 2.3 8.0 10.3 1.8 1.3 1.3 3.0 4.0 7.3 12.8 .569 2.5 6.0 .417 6.0 7.0 .857
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Chet Holmgren played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* DeMar DeRozan played 14 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 17, from 2013 to 2026—DeMar DeRozan played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Chet Holmgren, DeMar DeRozan got these achievements:

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