DeMar DeRozan vs. Cameron Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Cameron Johnson 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 Cameron Johnson.

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 Cameron Johnson 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 8.4 points more than Cameron Johnson in his 7 seasons (21.3 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 20,921 points more (25,321 vs. 4,400).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 21.3
+8.4
17
Cameron Johnson 12.9
7

Total Points

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 25,321
+20,921
17
Cameron Johnson 4,400
7

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 Cameron Johnson (+11.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+989).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 21.8
+11.6
7
Cameron Johnson 10.2
3

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 1,375
+989
7
Cameron Johnson 386
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 2
+2
Cameron Johnson 0

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 26
+26
Cameron Johnson 0

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 207
+201
Cameron Johnson 6

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 693
+644
Cameron Johnson 49

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1,078
+851
Cameron Johnson 227

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 1,183
+846
Cameron Johnson 337

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 5
+1
Cameron Johnson 4

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1
+1
Cameron Johnson 0

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 16
+16
Cameron Johnson 0

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 36
+35
Cameron Johnson 1

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 57
+35
Cameron Johnson 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 63
+25
Cameron Johnson 38

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 0
Cameron Johnson 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 30.1 5.5 6.6 84.2 17 1,188
difference:+8.4+3.2+6.5+1.7+1.8+4.2+9.0+3.8+4.6+0.9+10+847
Cameron Johnson 12.9 4.4 9.8 45.3 2.3 5.9 39.1 1.7 2.0 85.1 7 341

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:+20,921+7,562+15,989+1.7+174+29+9.0+5,971+7,103+0.9+10+847
Cameron Johnson 4,400 1,514 3,343 45.3 790 2,020 39.1 582 684 85.1 7 341

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:+11.6+4.4+11.9+7.1+1.4+2.4+20.2+4.2+4.9+0.7+4+25
Cameron Johnson 10.2 3.4 6.9 48.9 1.8 4.2 41.6 1.6 1.9 85.9 3 38

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:+989+365+919+7.1+43+49+20.2+302+355+0.7+4+25
Cameron Johnson 386 129 264 48.9 67 161 41.6 61 71 85.9 3 38

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 8.6
201077
Cameron Johnson 8.8
+0.2
202057

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 17.2
+7.6
201182
Cameron Johnson 9.6
202160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 16.7
+4.2
201263
Cameron Johnson 12.5
202266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 18.1
+2.6
201382
Cameron Johnson 15.5
202342

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+9.3
201479
Cameron Johnson 13.4
202458

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.1
+1.3
201560
Cameron Johnson 18.8
202557

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.5
+18.5
201678
Cameron Johnson 5.0
20261

DeMar DeRozan's additional seasons:

* DeMar DeRozan played 10 seasons more than Cameron Johnson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 17, from 2017 to 2026—he averaged 23.8 points in a total of 667 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29 ppg and his lowest 21.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20100
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20110
Cameron Johnson 8.2
+8.2
202121

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20120
Cameron Johnson 10.8
+10.8
202213

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20130
Cameron Johnson 18.5
+18.5
20234

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.9
+23.9
20147
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.3
+20.3
20154
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20250

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.9
+20.9
201620
Cameron Johnson -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

DeMar DeRozan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, DeMar DeRozan played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.2 points in a total of 32 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.7 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

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