DeMar DeRozan vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson 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, 11 more than Zion Williamson, who played 6. DeMar DeRozan had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Zion Williamson had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Zion Williamson 6 0 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeMar DeRozan Zion Williamson
Season 2009-102019-20
Team Toronto RaptorsNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+53+6.2+13.9+1.8+1.6+3.4+1.4+0.1+0.2-1.7-0.5+5.5+8.4+.085+0.2+0.4+.179+2.9+4.9+.123
Zion Williamson 24 27.8 22.5 2.7 3.6 6.3 2.1 0.7 0.4 2.5 1.8 8.8 15.0 .583 0.3 0.6 .429 4.8 7.4 .640
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
DeMar DeRozan Zion Williamson
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Toronto RaptorsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -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:+21+1.6+9.8+1.8+1.6+3.4+1.9+0.1+0.2-0.9-0.4+3.8+2.9+.144+0.1+.198+2.0+3.8+.115
Zion Williamson 61 33.2 27.0 2.7 4.5 7.2 3.7 0.9 0.6 2.7 2.2 10.4 17.0 .611 0.2 0.6 .294 6.0 8.7 .698
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2

Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3
DeMar DeRozan Zion Williamson
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Toronto RaptorsNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+34+2.0+9.3+1.4+2.3+3.7+2.6+0.3+0.3-1.4-0.4+3.8+1.9+.186+0.2+0.8+.107+1.8+3.3+.096
Zion Williamson 29 33.0 26.0 2.0 5.0 7.0 4.6 1.1 0.6 3.4 2.2 9.8 16.2 .608 0.2 0.7 .368 6.1 8.6 .714
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
DeMar DeRozan Zion Williamson
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Toronto RaptorsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
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:+12+5.2+4.8+1.1+0.8+1.9+2.5+0.2+0.4-1.0-0.2+2.2+0.6+.125+0.3+1.2+.050+0.7+1.9+.129
Zion Williamson 70 31.5 22.9 1.7 4.1 5.8 5.0 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.3 8.9 15.6 .570 0.1 0.3 .333 5.0 7.1 .702
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
DeMar DeRozan Zion Williamson
Season 2013-142024-25
Team Toronto RaptorsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+49+9.6+1.9+1.9+1.0+2.9+1.3+0.1+0.5-0.8-0.2+2.0+0.9+.138+0.7+2.3+.074+1.3+.168
Zion Williamson 30 28.6 24.6 2.5 4.7 7.2 5.3 1.2 0.9 3.0 2.7 9.6 16.9 .567 0.1 0.4 .231 5.3 8.0 .656
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
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
DeMar DeRozan Zion Williamson
Season 2014-152025-26
Team Toronto RaptorsNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+56+2.7+3.4+2.6+0.9+1.7+0.8+1.1+0.1-1.0-0.3+1.0+0.5+.071+0.4+1.5+2.0+4.1+.121
Zion Williamson 4 32.3 23.5 3.3 3.0 6.3 4.3 2.3 0.3 3.3 2.3 7.8 16.0 .484 0.0 0.0 - 8.0 11.3 .711
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
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* DeMar DeRozan played 11 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 17, from 2016 to 2026—DeMar DeRozan played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Zion Williamson, DeMar DeRozan got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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