Lonzo Ball vs. DeMar DeRozan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeMar DeRozan and Lonzo Ball, 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.

Lonzo Ball played 6 years in the NBA, 10 less than DeMar DeRozan, who played 16. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
Lonzo Ball 6 0 2017-18 to 2024-25
DeMar DeRozan 16 7 2009-10 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball DeMar DeRozan
Season 2017-182009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Lonzo Ball 52 34.2 10.2 1.3 5.6 6.9 7.2 1.7 0.8 2.6 2.3 3.9 10.8 .360 1.7 5.7 .305 0.6 1.4 .451
difference:+25+12.6+1.6+0.4+3.6+4.0+6.5+1.1+0.6-1.8+0.6+4.2+.138+1.6+5.5+.055+1.3+1.1+.312
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 Lonzo Ball nor DeMar DeRozan played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Lonzo Ball DeMar DeRozan
Season 2018-192010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto 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%
Lonzo Ball 47 30.3 9.9 1.1 4.2 5.3 5.4 1.5 0.4 2.2 2.4 3.9 9.7 .406 1.6 4.9 .329 0.4 1.0 .417
difference:+35+4.5+7.3+0.2+1.3+1.5+3.6+0.5-0.4-0.2+2.7+4.4+.061+1.5+4.3+.233+3.6+3.9+.396
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 Lonzo Ball nor DeMar DeRozan played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Lonzo Ball DeMar DeRozan
Season 2019-202011-12
Team New Orleans PelicansToronto 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%
Lonzo Ball 63 32.1 11.8 1.1 5.0 6.1 7.0 1.4 0.6 3.1 2.0 4.4 10.9 .403 2.3 6.3 .375 0.7 1.2 .566
difference:+2.9+4.9+0.5+2.3+2.8+5.0+0.6+0.3-1.1-0.6+1.6+3.4+.019+1.9+4.8+.114+3.6+4.1+.244
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 Lonzo Ball nor DeMar DeRozan played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Lonzo Ball DeMar DeRozan
Season 2020-212012-13
Team New Orleans PelicansToronto 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%
Lonzo Ball 55 31.8 14.6 0.6 4.2 4.8 5.7 1.5 0.6 2.2 1.9 5.3 12.7 .414 3.1 8.3 .378 0.9 1.2 .781
difference:+27+4.9+3.5+0.9+0.9+3.2+0.6+0.3-0.4-0.2+1.4+2.3+.031+2.7+6.8+.095+3.4+4.0+.050
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 Lonzo Ball nor DeMar DeRozan played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Lonzo Ball DeMar DeRozan
Season 2021-222013-14
Team Chicago BullsToronto 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%
Lonzo Ball 35 34.6 13.0 1.0 4.4 5.4 5.1 1.8 0.9 2.3 2.4 4.6 10.9 .423 3.1 7.4 .423 0.6 0.8 .750
difference:+44+3.6+9.7+0.4+0.7+1.1+1.1+0.7+0.5-0.1-0.1+3.0+6.9+.006+2.3+4.7+.118+6.0+7.2+.074
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%
Lonzo Ball 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

Note: Lonzo Ball didn't play in 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Season 6
Lonzo Ball DeMar DeRozan
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Chicago BullsToronto 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%
Lonzo Ball 35 22.2 7.6 0.7 2.7 3.4 3.3 1.3 0.5 1.2 1.6 2.5 6.9 .366 1.9 5.6 .344 0.6 0.8 .815
difference:+25+12.8+12.5+1.2+1.2+0.2+0.1+0.3-1.1-0.4+4.3+9.6+.047+1.5+4.1+.060+5.4+6.4+.017
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%
Lonzo Ball 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 10 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 16, from 2016 to 2025—DeMar DeRozan played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Lonzo Ball, 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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