Deni Avdija vs. DeMar DeRozan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeMar DeRozan and Deni Avdija, 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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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.

Deni Avdija played 6 years in the NBA, 11 less than DeMar DeRozan, who played 17. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while DeMar DeRozan had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Deni Avdija 6 0 2020-21 to 2025-26
DeMar DeRozan 17 7 2009-10 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deni Avdija DeMar DeRozan
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Washington WizardsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
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%
Deni Avdija 54 23.3 6.3 0.4 4.4 4.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 2.4 5.8 .417 1.0 3.1 .315 0.5 0.8 .644
difference:+23+1.7+2.3+0.5+2.4+2.0+0.5+0.1-0.2-0.3+0.9+0.8+.081+0.9+2.9+.065+1.4+1.7+.119
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor DeMar DeRozan played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Deni Avdija DeMar DeRozan
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Washington WizardsToronto Raptors
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%
Deni Avdija 82 24.2 8.4 0.6 4.5 5.2 2.0 0.7 0.5 1.1 2.3 3.0 7.1 .432 1.0 3.2 .317 1.3 1.7 .757
difference:+10.6+8.8+0.3+1.6+1.4+0.2+0.3+0.1-0.7-0.3+3.6+7.0+.035+0.9+2.6+.221+2.7+3.2+.056
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor DeMar DeRozan played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Deni Avdija DeMar DeRozan
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Washington WizardsToronto Raptors
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%
Deni Avdija 76 26.6 9.2 1.0 5.4 6.4 2.8 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.8 3.3 7.6 .437 0.9 3.1 .297 1.6 2.2 .739
difference:+13+8.4+7.5+0.4+2.7+3.1+0.8+0.1+0.1-0.4-0.2+2.7+6.7+.015+0.5+1.6+.036+2.7+3.1+.071
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor DeMar DeRozan played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Deni Avdija DeMar DeRozan
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Washington WizardsToronto Raptors
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%
Deni Avdija 75 30.1 14.7 1.1 6.1 7.2 3.8 0.8 0.5 2.1 2.5 5.4 10.7 .506 1.2 3.1 .374 2.7 3.6 .740
difference:+7+6.6+3.4+0.5+2.8+3.3+1.3+0.1+0.2-0.3-0.4+1.3+4.3+.061+0.8+1.6+.091+1.6+1.6+.091
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor DeMar DeRozan played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Deni Avdija DeMar DeRozan
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East 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%
Deni Avdija 72 30.0 16.9 1.5 5.7 7.3 3.9 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.4 5.6 11.7 .476 1.7 4.8 .365 4.0 5.2 .780
difference:+7+8.2+5.8+0.9+2.0+3.0+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.5-0.1+2.0+6.1+.047+0.9+2.1+.060+2.6+2.8+.044
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 6
Deni Avdija DeMar DeRozan
Season 2025-262014-15
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Deni Avdija 25 34.2 25.4 1.2 6.0 7.2 6.2 0.7 0.7 3.6 3.2 7.7 16.2 .473 2.4 6.5 .374 7.6 9.5 .806
difference:+35+0.8+5.3+0.5+2.1+2.6+2.7+0.5+0.5-1.3-1.2+0.9+0.3+.060+2.0+5.0+.090+1.6+2.3+.026
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* DeMar DeRozan played 11 seasons more than Deni Avdija 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 Deni Avdija, 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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