DeMar DeRozan vs. Steve Francis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Francis 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 / Stats Rankings

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, 8 more than Steve Francis, who played 9. DeMar DeRozan had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Steve Francis had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Steve Francis 9 1 1999-00 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeMar DeRozan Steve Francis
Season 2009-101999-00
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-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:+14.5+9.4+1.1+1.3+2.4+5.9+0.9+0.2-3.2-0.7+3.2+7.9+.053+1.3+3.8+.095+1.8+2.2+.023
Steve Francis 77 36.1 18.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 6.6 1.5 0.4 4.0 3.0 6.5 14.5 .445 1.4 4.0 .345 3.7 4.7 .786
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
DeMar DeRozan Steve Francis
Season 2010-112000-01
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:+2+5.1+2.7+1.5+1.6+3.1+4.7+0.8-1.5-0.8+0.3+1.1+.016+1.6+3.6+.300+0.5+0.6+.004
Steve Francis 80 39.9 19.9 2.4 4.5 6.9 6.5 1.8 0.4 3.3 3.4 6.9 15.2 .451 1.7 4.2 .396 4.5 5.5 .817
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
DeMar DeRozan Steve Francis
Season 2011-122001-02
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston 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:+6+6.1+4.9+1.2+2.5+3.7+4.4+0.4+0.1-1.9-0.4+1.4+3.4+.005+0.8+2.2+.063+1.4+2.1+.037
Steve Francis 57 41.1 21.6 1.8 5.2 7.0 6.4 1.2 0.4 3.9 3.0 7.4 17.7 .417 1.2 3.7 .324 5.7 7.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
DeMar DeRozan Steve Francis
Season 2012-132002-03
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:+1+4.3+2.9+1.4+0.9+2.3+3.7+0.8+0.2-1.9-1.0+0.3+1.2+.010+0.6+1.5+.071+1.6+2.1+.031
Steve Francis 81 41.0 21.0 2.0 4.2 6.2 6.2 1.7 0.5 3.7 3.1 7.0 16.2 .435 1.0 3.0 .354 5.9 7.3 .800
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
DeMar DeRozan Steve Francis
Season 2013-142003-04
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+2.2+6.1+0.9+0.3+1.2+2.2+0.7-1.5-0.8+1.9+3.7+.026+0.1+0.5+.013+2.3+2.5+.049
Steve Francis 79 40.4 16.6 1.5 4.0 5.5 6.2 1.8 0.4 3.7 3.3 5.7 14.1 .403 0.9 3.2 .292 4.3 5.5 .775
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+4.3+4.7+0.8+3.5+4.3+4.0+0.3+0.1-1.6-0.3+0.4+2.7+.044+0.5+0.8+.079+4.3+3.3+.174
Steve Francis 5 44.6 19.2 1.2 7.2 8.4 7.6 1.4 0.2 4.2 3.6 6.0 14.0 .429 1.4 3.4 .412 5.8 8.0 .725

Season 6
DeMar DeRozan Steve Francis
Season 2014-152004-05
Team Toronto RaptorsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+18+3.2+1.2+0.9+0.3+1.2+3.5+0.2+0.2-1.8-1.5+0.4+0.6+.010+0.1+0.1+.015+0.4+0.6+.009
Steve Francis 78 38.2 21.3 1.6 4.2 5.8 7.0 1.4 0.4 4.1 3.5 7.2 17.1 .423 0.5 1.6 .299 6.4 7.8 .823
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
Steve Francis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
DeMar DeRozan Steve Francis
Season 2015-162005-06
Team Toronto RaptorsOrlando Magic, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+8+1.7+9.1+0.3+0.6+0.4+0.9+0.1+0.1-0.9-0.8+3.1+6.8+.011+0.2+0.6+.037+2.6+2.7+.063
Steve Francis 70 34.2 14.4 1.1 3.1 4.1 4.9 1.1 0.2 3.1 2.9 4.8 10.9 .435 0.4 1.2 .301 4.5 5.7 .787
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
Steve Francis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8
DeMar DeRozan Steve Francis
Season 2016-172006-07
Team Toronto RaptorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+30+7.3+16.0+0.1+1.5+1.6+0.2+0.1-0.1-1.1+6.5+13.1+.059+0.6+0.8+.112+3.4+3.9+.013
Steve Francis 44 28.1 11.3 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.9 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.9 3.2 7.8 .408 1.0 2.5 .378 4.0 4.8 .829
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
Steve Francis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9
DeMar DeRozan Steve Francis
Season 2017-182007-08
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
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:+70+14.0+17.5+0.1+1.7+1.6+2.2+0.2+0.2-0.8-0.6+6.2+12.0+.123+0.7+1.9+.075+4.5+4.7+.260
Steve Francis 10 19.9 5.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 3.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 2.5 1.9 5.7 .333 0.4 1.7 .235 1.3 2.3 .565
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
Steve Francis DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* DeMar DeRozan played 8 seasons more than Steve Francis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 17, from 2019 to 2026—DeMar DeRozan played in two Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Steve Francis, DeMar DeRozan got these achievements:

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