DeMar DeRozan vs. Darius Garland: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Darius Garland 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.

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

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 Darius Garland 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, DeMar DeRozan averages 2.4 points more than Darius Garland in his 7 seasons (21.2 points against 18.8), and he also scored a total of 18,386 points more (25,894 vs. 7,508).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 21.2
+2.4
17
Darius Garland 18.8
7

Total Points

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 25,894
+18,386
17
Darius Garland 7,508
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 Darius Garland (+4.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+994).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 21.8
+4.5
7
Darius Garland 17.3
3

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 1,375
+994
7
Darius Garland 381
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 2
+1
Darius Garland 1

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 26
+21
Darius Garland 5

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 210
+184
Darius Garland 26

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 705
+532
Darius Garland 173

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1,104
+743
Darius Garland 361

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 1,214
+814
Darius Garland 400

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 5
+5
Darius Garland 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1
+1
Darius Garland 0

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 16
+14
Darius Garland 2

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 36
+27
Darius Garland 9

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 57
+36
Darius Garland 21

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 63
+41
Darius Garland 22

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 0
Darius Garland 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMar DeRozan 21.2 7.6 16.2 47.0 0.5 1.7 30.3 5.5 6.5 84.3 17 1,219
difference:+2.4+0.8+1.0+1.9+1.8+4.4+8.4+2.8+3.4+2.5+10+819
Darius Garland 18.8 6.8 15.2 45.1 2.3 6.1 38.7 2.7 3.1 86.8 7 400

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMar DeRozan 25,894 9,280 19,742 47.0 641 2,117 30.3 6,693 7,938 84.3 17 1,219
difference:+18,386+6,541+13,669+1.9+298+311+8.4+5,602+6,681+2.5+10+819
Darius Garland 7,508 2,739 6,073 45.1 939 2,428 38.7 1,091 1,257 86.8 7 400

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:+4.5+1.6+4.3+1.1+1.7+4.4+12.9+3.1+3.6+0.5+4+41
Darius Garland 17.3 6.2 14.5 42.8 2.1 6.2 34.3 2.7 3.2 85.7 3 22

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:+994+357+863+1.1+23+25+12.9+303+356+0.5+4+41
Darius Garland 381 137 320 42.8 47 137 34.3 60 70 85.7 3 22

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 8.6
201077
Darius Garland 12.3
+3.7
202059

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 17.2
201182
Darius Garland 17.4
+0.2
202154

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 16.7
201263
Darius Garland 21.7
+5.0
202268

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 18.1
201382
Darius Garland 21.6
+3.5
202369

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+4.7
201479
Darius Garland 18.0
202457

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.1
201560
Darius Garland 20.6
+0.5
202575

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.5
+6.6
201678
Darius Garland 16.9
202618

DeMar DeRozan's additional seasons:

- DeMar DeRozan played 10 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 17, from 2017 to 2026—he averaged 23.6 points in a total of 698 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.9 ppg and his lowest 18.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20100
Darius Garland -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20110
Darius Garland -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20120
Darius Garland -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20130
Darius Garland 20.6
+20.6
20235

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.9
+8.2
20147
Darius Garland 15.7
202412

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.3
+2.3
20154
Darius Garland 18.0
20255

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.9
+20.9
201620
Darius Garland -
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.