DeMar DeRozan vs. Jalen Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Green 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 / 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 16 years in the NBA, 12 more than Jalen Green, who played 4. DeMar DeRozan had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Jalen Green had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Jalen Green 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeMar DeRozan Jalen Green
Season 2009-102021-22
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
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:+10+10.3+8.7+0.4+0.9+0.5+1.9+0.1+0.1-1.2-0.8+2.8+7.6+.072+2.2+6.6+.093+0.9+1.0+.034
Jalen Green 67 31.9 17.3 0.5 2.9 3.4 2.6 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.5 6.1 14.2 .426 2.3 6.8 .343 2.8 3.5 .797
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
DeMar DeRozan Jalen Green
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
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%
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:+6+0.6+4.9+0.3+0.3+0.1+1.9+0.2+0.2-0.8-0.9+0.8+3.8+.051+2.4+6.7+.242+0.8+1.2+.027
Jalen Green 76 34.2 22.1 0.6 3.2 3.7 3.7 0.8 0.2 2.6 1.7 7.4 17.9 .416 2.5 7.3 .338 4.8 6.1 .786
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
DeMar DeRozan Jalen Green
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
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:+19+3.3+2.9+0.1+2.0+1.9+1.5-0.3-1.2+0.9+1.9+.001+2.1+5.9+.071+0.8+1.0+.006
Jalen Green 82 31.7 19.6 0.5 4.7 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.3 2.3 1.4 6.9 16.2 .423 2.5 7.4 .332 3.5 4.3 .804
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
DeMar DeRozan Jalen Green
Season 2012-132024-25
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+3.8+2.9+0.1+0.7+0.7+0.9-0.7-0.6+0.7+2.5+.022+2.5+6.6+.071+1.0+1.1+.018
Jalen Green 82 32.9 21.0 0.5 4.0 4.6 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.5 1.5 7.4 17.5 .423 2.9 8.1 .354 3.3 4.1 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMar DeRozan DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Green 7 31.3 13.3 0.4 5.0 5.4 2.9 0.6 0.3 1.4 0.9 4.6 12.3 .372 1.9 6.3 .295 2.3 3.4 .667

Additional Years

* DeMar DeRozan played 12 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 16, from 2014 to 2025—DeMar DeRozan played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Jalen Green, 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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