DeMar DeRozan vs. Elvin Hayes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elvin Hayes 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

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 and Elvin Hayes both played 16 years in the NBA. DeMar DeRozan had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Elvin Hayes had his rookie season in 1968-69. 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
Elvin Hayes 16 10 1968-69 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2009-101968-69
Team Toronto RaptorsSan Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Div 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+23.5+19.8+14.2+0.7-0.9+8.0+18.8+.051+3.8+6.6+.137
Elvin Hayes 82 45.1 28.4 - - 17.1 1.4 - - - 3.2 11.3 25.4 .447 - - - 5.7 9.1 .626
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan DNP------ --- ----------
Elvin Hayes 6 46.3 25.8 - - 13.8 0.8 - - - 3.5 10.0 19.0 .526 - - - 5.8 8.8 .660

Season 2

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2010-111969-70
Team Toronto RaptorsSan Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
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%
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:+9.9+10.3+13.1+0.2-0.7+4.5+10.5+.015+1.2+2.7+.125
Elvin Hayes 82 44.7 27.5 - - 16.9 2.0 - - - 3.3 11.1 24.6 .452 - - - 5.2 7.6 .688
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Elvin Hayes played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2011-121970-71
Team Toronto RaptorsSan Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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:+19+9.3+12.0+13.3+0.3-0.1+5.6+12.7+.006+1.2+2.9+.138
Elvin Hayes 82 44.3 28.7 - - 16.6 2.3 - - - 2.7 11.6 27.0 .428 - - - 5.5 8.2 .672
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Elvin Hayes played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2012-131971-72
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
DeMar DeRozan 82 36.7 18.1 0.6 3.3 3.9 2.5 0.9 0.3 1.8 2.1 6.7 15.0 .445 0.4 1.5 .283 4.3 5.2 .831
difference:+5.5+7.1+10.7+0.8-0.7+3.4+8.4+.011+0.6+2.3+.182
Elvin Hayes 82 42.2 25.2 - - 14.6 3.3 - - - 2.8 10.1 23.4 .434 - - - 4.9 7.5 .649
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Elvin Hayes played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2013-141972-73
Team Toronto RaptorsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
DeMar DeRozan 79 38.2 22.7 0.6 3.7 4.3 4.0 1.1 0.4 2.2 2.5 7.6 17.8 .429 0.8 2.7 .305 6.6 8.0 .824
difference:+2+3.1+1.5+10.2+2.4-0.4+1.2+2.0+.015+3.0+2.6+.153
Elvin Hayes 81 41.3 21.2 - - 14.5 1.6 - - - 2.9 8.8 19.8 .444 - - - 3.6 5.4 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan 7 40.3 23.9 0.4 3.7 4.1 3.6 1.1 0.3 2.6 3.3 6.4 16.7 .385 0.9 2.6 .333 10.1 11.3 .899
difference:+2+5.3+1.9+7.3+2.6-0.1+4.2+4.3+.120+5.5+4.7+.202
Elvin Hayes 5 45.6 25.8 - - 11.4 1.0 - - - 3.2 10.6 21.0 .505 - - - 4.6 6.6 .697

Season 6

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2014-151973-74
Team Toronto RaptorsCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
DeMar DeRozan 60 35.0 20.1 0.7 3.9 4.6 3.5 1.2 0.2 2.3 2.0 6.8 16.5 .413 0.4 1.5 .284 6.0 7.2 .832
difference:+21+9.5+1.3+3.7+9.8+13.5+1.5+0.1+2.8-1.1+1.7+3.6+.010+1.6+1.1+.111
Elvin Hayes 81 44.5 21.4 4.4 13.7 18.1 2.0 1.1 3.0 - 3.1 8.5 20.1 .423 - - - 4.4 6.1 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan 4 39.8 20.3 1.3 5.0 6.3 5.8 1.5 0.0 2.5 3.0 8.0 20.0 .400 0.8 2.0 .375 3.5 4.3 .824
difference:+3+6.3+5.6+3.1+6.4+9.6+2.8+0.8+2.1-0.3+2.9+0.4+.131+0.6+1.6+.117
Elvin Hayes 7 46.1 25.9 4.4 11.4 15.9 3.0 0.7 2.1 - 3.3 10.9 20.4 .531 - - - 4.1 5.9 .707

Season 7

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2015-161974-75
Team Toronto RaptorsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf FinalsBullets Lost NBA Finals
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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%
DeMar DeRozan 78 35.9 23.5 0.8 3.7 4.5 4.0 1.0 0.3 2.2 2.1 7.9 17.7 .446 0.6 1.8 .338 7.1 8.4 .850
difference:+4+6.4+0.5+1.9+5.8+7.7+1.5+0.9+2.0-0.8+1.1+2.6+.003+2.1+1.9+.084
Elvin Hayes 82 42.3 23.0 2.7 9.5 12.2 2.5 1.9 2.3 - 2.9 9.0 20.3 .443 - - - 5.0 6.5 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan 20 37.3 20.9 0.7 3.5 4.2 2.7 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.6 7.9 19.9 .394 0.2 1.3 .154 5.0 6.2 .813
difference:+3+6.9+4.6+2.0+4.7+6.7+0.5+0.4+2.1-1.5+2.3+2.0+.074+0.1+1.3+.136
Elvin Hayes 17 44.2 25.5 2.7 8.2 10.9 2.2 1.5 2.3 - 4.1 10.2 21.9 .468 - - - 5.1 7.5 .677

Season 8

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2016-171975-76
Team Toronto RaptorsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
DeMar DeRozan 74 35.4 27.3 0.9 4.3 5.2 3.9 1.1 0.2 2.4 1.8 9.7 20.9 .467 0.4 1.7 .266 7.4 8.7 .842
difference:+6+1.8+7.5+1.7+4.1+5.8+2.4+0.2+2.3-1.9+1.6+3.6+.003+3.8+3.0+.214
Elvin Hayes 80 37.2 19.8 2.6 8.4 11.0 1.5 1.3 2.5 - 3.7 8.1 17.3 .470 - - - 3.6 5.7 .628
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan 10 37.3 22.4 0.4 4.5 4.9 3.4 1.4 0.0 2.5 2.6 7.6 17.5 .434 0.1 1.5 .067 7.1 8.0 .888
difference:+3+6.3+2.4+1.9+5.8+7.7+2.0+0.7+4.0-0.8+0.1+0.1+.009+2.5+0.1+.306
Elvin Hayes 7 43.6 20.0 2.3 10.3 12.6 1.4 0.7 4.0 - 3.4 7.7 17.4 .443 - - - 4.6 7.9 .582

Season 9

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2017-181976-77
Team Toronto RaptorsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
DeMar DeRozan 80 33.9 23.0 0.7 3.2 3.9 5.2 1.1 0.3 2.2 1.9 8.1 17.7 .456 1.1 3.6 .310 5.8 7.0 .825
difference:+2+7.1+0.7+2.8+5.8+8.6+3.3+2.4-1.9+1.2+0.8+.045+0.7+0.5+.138
Elvin Hayes 82 41.0 23.7 3.5 9.0 12.5 1.9 1.1 2.7 - 3.8 9.3 18.5 .501 - - - 5.1 7.5 .687
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan 10 35.4 22.7 0.6 3.0 3.6 4.0 0.5 0.6 2.3 2.4 8.7 19.9 .437 1.0 3.5 .286 4.3 5.3 .811
difference:+1+9.6+1.7+2.6+7.3+10.0+2.1+0.6+1.8-1.9+0.5+0.7+.009+0.3+1.3+.116
Elvin Hayes 9 45.0 21.0 3.2 10.3 13.6 1.9 1.1 2.4 - 4.3 8.2 19.2 .428 - - - 4.6 6.6 .695

Season 10

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2018-191977-78
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
DeMar DeRozan 77 34.9 21.2 0.7 5.3 6.0 6.2 1.1 0.5 2.6 2.3 8.2 17.1 .481 0.1 0.6 .156 4.8 5.7 .830
difference:+4+5.2+1.5+3.4+3.8+7.3+4.4+0.1+1.5-0.2-1.6+0.3+0.3+.030+0.8+0.6+.196
Elvin Hayes 81 40.1 19.7 4.1 9.1 13.3 1.8 1.2 2.0 2.8 3.9 7.9 17.4 .451 - - - 4.0 6.3 .634
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan 7 35.9 22.0 1.4 5.3 6.7 4.6 1.1 0.1 1.7 2.3 8.3 17.0 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 5.4 6.3 .864
difference:+14+5.4+0.2+3.5+3.1+6.6+2.6+0.4+2.4-1.1-1.8+0.7+1.3+.004+1.6+.270
Elvin Hayes 21 41.3 21.8 4.9 8.4 13.3 2.0 1.5 2.5 2.8 4.1 9.0 18.3 .491 - - - 3.8 6.3 .594

Season 11

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2019-201978-79
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost NBA Finals
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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%
DeMar DeRozan 68 34.1 22.1 0.6 4.9 5.5 5.6 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.6 8.2 15.4 .531 0.1 0.5 .257 5.6 6.6 .845
difference:+14+3.8+0.3+3.2+3.4+6.6+3.9+0.1+2.0-0.5-1.2+0.6+2.6+.044+1.3+0.1+.191
Elvin Hayes 82 37.9 21.8 3.8 8.3 12.1 1.7 0.9 2.3 2.9 3.8 8.8 18.0 .487 - - - 4.3 6.5 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan DNP------ --- ----------
Elvin Hayes 19 41.4 22.5 4.9 9.1 14.0 2.0 0.9 2.7 2.9 4.2 8.9 20.8 .429 - - - 4.6 6.8 .669

Season 12

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2020-211979-80
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan 61 33.7 21.6 0.7 3.6 4.2 6.9 0.9 0.2 2.0 2.1 7.5 15.1 .495 0.3 1.2 .257 6.3 7.2 .880
difference:+20+5.6+1.4+2.6+4.1+6.9+5.3+0.1+2.1-0.7-1.7+1.9+5.6+.041+0.3+1.0+.026+2.2+1.3+.181
Elvin Hayes 81 39.3 23.0 3.3 7.7 11.1 1.6 0.8 2.3 2.7 3.8 9.4 20.7 .454 0.0 0.2 .231 4.1 5.9 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan DNP------ --- ----------
Elvin Hayes 2 46.0 20.0 5.0 6.0 11.0 3.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 8.0 20.5 .390 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 5.0 .800

Season 13

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2021-221980-81
Team Chicago BullsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
DeMar DeRozan 76 36.1 27.9 0.7 4.4 5.2 4.9 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.3 10.2 20.2 .504 0.7 1.9 .352 6.8 7.8 .877
difference:+5+0.1+10.1+2.2+2.4+4.5+3.7+0.1+1.8-0.1-1.4+3.0+4.2+.053+0.7+1.8+.352+3.5+2.4+.260
Elvin Hayes 81 36.2 17.8 2.9 6.8 9.7 1.2 0.8 2.1 2.3 3.7 7.2 16.0 .451 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 5.4 .617
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan 5 40.6 20.8 0.2 5.2 5.4 4.8 1.8 0.4 2.2 2.4 7.8 19.0 .411 0.0 1.8 .000 5.2 6.0 .867
Elvin Hayes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 14

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2022-231981-82
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan 74 36.2 24.5 0.5 4.2 4.6 5.1 1.1 0.5 2.1 2.5 8.9 17.6 .504 0.6 1.9 .324 6.2 7.1 .872
difference:+8+0.8+8.4+2.8+1.7+4.5+3.3+0.3+0.8-0.4-1.0+2.6+4.2+.032+0.6+1.8+.324+2.8+2.0+.208
Elvin Hayes 82 37.0 16.1 3.3 5.9 9.1 1.8 0.8 1.3 2.5 3.5 6.3 13.4 .472 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 5.1 .664
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan DNP------ --- ----------
Elvin Hayes 3 41.3 14.0 2.3 7.7 10.0 1.0 0.7 3.3 2.0 4.0 5.7 16.7 .340 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 5.0 .533

Season 15

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2023-241982-83
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan 79 37.8 24.0 0.5 3.8 4.3 5.3 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.0 8.2 17.2 .480 0.9 2.8 .333 6.6 7.7 .853
difference:+2+9.4+11.1+2.0+1.3+3.3+3.3+0.5+0.4-0.8-0.9+3.0+6.2+.004+0.9+2.8+4.2+4.2+.170
Elvin Hayes 81 28.4 12.9 2.5 5.1 7.6 2.0 0.6 1.0 2.5 2.9 5.2 11.0 .476 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.5 .683
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Elvin Hayes played in the postseason in their season 15

Season 16

DeMar DeRozan Elvin Hayes
Season 2024-251983-84
Team Sacramento KingsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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16th 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 35.9 22.2 0.6 3.2 3.9 4.4 0.8 0.4 1.4 1.9 8.1 17.0 .477 1.1 3.3 .328 4.9 5.7 .857
difference:+4+23.6+17.2+0.5+1.1+0.7+3.5+0.6+0.1-0.4-0.4+6.1+12.2+.071+1.1+3.3+3.8+4.1+.205
Elvin Hayes 81 12.3 5.0 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.9 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.5 2.0 4.8 .406 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .652
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Elvin Hayes played in the postseason in their season 16