DeMar DeRozan vs. Andrew Wiggins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Andrew Wiggins and DeMar DeRozan to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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DeMar DeRozan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Andrew Wiggins.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that DeMar DeRozan has better scoring stats than Andrew Wiggins in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, DeMar DeRozan averages 2.8 points more than Andrew Wiggins in his 11 seasons (21.3 points against 18.5), and he also scored a total of 11,123 points more (25,292 vs. 14,169).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 21.3
+2.8
16
Andrew Wiggins 18.5
11

Total Points

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 25,292
+11,123
16
Andrew Wiggins 14,169
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason DeMar DeRozan has a better career point average than Andrew Wiggins (+5.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+670).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 21.8
+5.8
7
Andrew Wiggins 16.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 1,375
+670
7
Andrew Wiggins 705
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 2
+2
Andrew Wiggins 0

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 26
+16
Andrew Wiggins 10

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 207
+156
Andrew Wiggins 51

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 692
+364
Andrew Wiggins 328

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1,077
+382
Andrew Wiggins 695

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 1,182
+417
Andrew Wiggins 765

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 5
+4
Andrew Wiggins 1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1
+1
Andrew Wiggins 0

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 16
+16
Andrew Wiggins 0

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 36
+27
Andrew Wiggins 9

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 57
+16
Andrew Wiggins 41

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 63
+19
Andrew Wiggins 44

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 0
Andrew Wiggins 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMar DeRozan 21.3 7.6 16.3 46.9 0.5 1.7 30.0 5.5 6.6 84.2 16 1,187
difference:+2.8+0.7+1.0+2.0+1.0+2.5+5.6+2.2+2.1+11.7+5+421
Andrew Wiggins 18.5 6.9 15.3 44.9 1.5 4.2 35.6 3.3 4.5 72.5 11 766

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMar DeRozan 25,292 9,064 19,315 46.9 615 2,047 30.0 6,549 7,778 84.2 16 1,187
difference:+11,123+3,801+7,602+2.0+532+1,172+5.6+4,053+4,336+11.7+5+421
Andrew Wiggins 14,169 5,263 11,713 44.9 1,147 3,219 35.6 2,496 3,442 72.5 11 766

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMar DeRozan 21.8 7.8 18.8 41.8 0.4 1.8 21.4 5.8 6.8 85.2 7 63
difference:+5.8+1.6+5.2+3.8+1.1+3.0+11.0+3.7+3.6+19.7+3+19
Andrew Wiggins 16.0 6.2 13.6 45.6 1.5 4.8 32.4 2.1 3.2 65.5 4 44

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMar DeRozan 1,375 494 1,183 41.8 24 112 21.4 363 426 85.2 7 63
difference:+670+222+586+3.8+44+98+11.0+270+284+19.7+3+19
Andrew Wiggins 705 272 597 45.6 68 210 32.4 93 142 65.5 4 44

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 8.6
201077
Andrew Wiggins 16.9
+8.3
201582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 17.2
201182
Andrew Wiggins 20.7
+3.5
201681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 16.7
201263
Andrew Wiggins 23.6
+6.9
201782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 18.1
+0.4
201382
Andrew Wiggins 17.7
201882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+4.6
201479
Andrew Wiggins 18.1
201973

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.1
201560
Andrew Wiggins 21.8
+1.7
202054

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.5
+4.9
201678
Andrew Wiggins 18.6
202171

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 27.3
+10.1
201774
Andrew Wiggins 17.2
2022NBA Champion73

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.0
+5.9
201880
Andrew Wiggins 17.1
202337

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 21.2
+8.0
201977
Andrew Wiggins 13.2
202471

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.1
+4.1
202068
Andrew Wiggins 18.0
202560

DeMar DeRozan's additional seasons:

* DeMar DeRozan played 5 seasons more than Andrew Wiggins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 16, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 24.1 points in a total of 367 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.9 ppg and his lowest 21.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20100
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20110
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20120
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20130
Andrew Wiggins 15.8
+15.8
20185

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.9
+23.9
20147
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.3
+20.3
20154
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.9
+20.9
201620
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20210

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.4
+5.9
201710
Andrew Wiggins 16.5
2022NBA Champion22

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+6.0
201810
Andrew Wiggins 16.7
202313

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.0
+22.0
20197
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20200
Andrew Wiggins 11.5
+11.5
20254

DeMar DeRozan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, DeMar DeRozan played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 20.8 points in a total of 5 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

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