DeMar DeRozan vs. Brandon Jennings: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brandon Jennings 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 Brandon Jennings.

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 Brandon Jennings 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, DeMar DeRozan averages 7.2 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (21.3 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 17,520 points more (25,321 vs. 7,801).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 21.3
+7.2
17
Brandon Jennings 14.1
9

Total Points

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 25,321
+17,520
17
Brandon Jennings 7,801
9

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 Brandon Jennings (+12.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,152).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 21.8
+12.9
7
Brandon Jennings 8.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 1,375
+1,152
7
Brandon Jennings 223
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 2
+1
Brandon Jennings 1

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 26
+25
Brandon Jennings 1

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 207
+174
Brandon Jennings 33

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 693
+543
Brandon Jennings 150

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1,078
+720
Brandon Jennings 358

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 1,183
+648
Brandon Jennings 535

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 5
Brandon Jennings 20
+15

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1
+1
Brandon Jennings 0

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 16
+15
Brandon Jennings 1

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 36
+32
Brandon Jennings 4

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 57
+47
Brandon Jennings 10

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 63
+45
Brandon Jennings 18

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 0
Brandon Jennings 7
+7

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 30.1 5.5 6.6 84.2 17 1,188
difference:+7.2+2.6+3.5+8.2+1.1+3.1+4.4+3.0+3.5+4.6+8+633
Brandon Jennings 14.1 5.0 12.8 38.7 1.6 4.8 34.5 2.5 3.1 79.6 9 555

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMar DeRozan 25,321 9,076 19,332 46.9 616 2,049 30.1 6,553 7,787 84.2 17 1,188
difference:+17,520+6,326+12,233+8.2+298+599+4.4+5,166+6,044+4.6+8+633
Brandon Jennings 7,801 2,750 7,099 38.7 914 2,648 34.5 1,387 1,743 79.6 9 555

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:+12.9+4.6+10.2+4.5+0.4+1.6+2.4+4.1+4.6+5.6+3+38
Brandon Jennings 8.9 3.2 8.6 37.2 0.8 3.4 23.8 1.7 2.2 79.6 4 25

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:+1,152+414+968+4.5+4+28+2.4+320+372+5.6+3+38
Brandon Jennings 223 80 215 37.2 20 84 23.8 43 54 79.6 4 25

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 8.6
201077
Brandon Jennings 15.5
+6.9
201082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 17.2
+1.0
201182
Brandon Jennings 16.2
201163

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 16.7
201263
Brandon Jennings 19.1
+2.4
201266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 18.1
+0.6
201382
Brandon Jennings 17.5
201380

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+7.2
201479
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201480

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.1
+4.7
201560
Brandon Jennings 15.4
201541

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.5
+16.6
201678
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 27.3
+20.2
201774
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.0
+15.9
201880
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 21.2
+14.1
201977
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.1
+16.9
202068
Brandon Jennings 5.2
201814

DeMar DeRozan's additional seasons:

* DeMar DeRozan played 6 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 17, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 24.1 points in a total of 368 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29 ppg and his lowest 21.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20100
Brandon Jennings 18.7
+18.7
20107

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20110
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20120
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20130
Brandon Jennings 13.3
+13.3
20134

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.9
+23.9
20147
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.3
+20.3
20154
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.9
+20.9
201620
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.4
+19.6
201710
Brandon Jennings 2.8
201713

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+19.9
201810
Brandon Jennings 2.8
201713

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.0
+19.2
20197
Brandon Jennings 2.8
201713

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20200
Brandon Jennings 2.0
+2.0
20181

DeMar DeRozan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 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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