DeMar DeRozan vs. Stephon Marbury: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury.

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 Stephon Marbury 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, DeMar DeRozan averages 2 points more than Stephon Marbury in his 13 seasons (21.3 points against 19.3), and he also scored a total of 8,995 points more (25,292 vs. 16,297).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 21.3
+2.0
16
Stephon Marbury 19.3
13

Total Points

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 25,292
+8,995
16
Stephon Marbury 16,297
13

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 Stephon Marbury (+9.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+973).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 21.8
+9.2
7
Stephon Marbury 12.6
5

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 1,375
+973
7
Stephon Marbury 402
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 2
+1
Stephon Marbury 1

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 26
+10
Stephon Marbury 16

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 207
+90
Stephon Marbury 117

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 692
+291
Stephon Marbury 401

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1,077
+343
Stephon Marbury 734

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 1,182
+344
Stephon Marbury 838

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 5
Stephon Marbury 8
+3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1
+1
Stephon Marbury 0

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 16
+14
Stephon Marbury 2

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 36
+28
Stephon Marbury 8

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 57
+38
Stephon Marbury 19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 63
+34
Stephon Marbury 29

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 0
Stephon Marbury 3
+3

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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:+2.0+0.8+0.6+3.6+0.7+1.9+2.5+1.0+0.9+5.8+3+341
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846

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:+8,995+3,295+5,991+3.6+376+1,001+2.5+2,781+2,974+5.8+3+341
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846

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:+9.2+3.1+5.6+6.2+0.4+1.3+5.9+3.5+3.7+10.2+2+31
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32

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:+973+344+761+6.2+3+13+5.9+288+326+10.2+2+31
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 8.6
201077
Stephon Marbury 15.8
+7.2
199767

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 17.2
201182
Stephon Marbury 17.7
+0.5
199882

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 16.7
201263
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+4.6
199949

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 18.1
201382
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+3.2
199949

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+1.4
201479
Stephon Marbury 21.3
199949

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.1
201560
Stephon Marbury 22.2
+2.1
200074

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.5
201678
Stephon Marbury 23.9
+0.4
200167

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 27.3
+6.9
201774
Stephon Marbury 20.4
200282

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.0
+0.7
201880
Stephon Marbury 22.3
200381

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 21.2
+1.0
201977
Stephon Marbury 20.2
200481

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.1
+0.4
202068
Stephon Marbury 21.7
200582

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 21.6
+5.3
202161
Stephon Marbury 16.3
200660

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 27.9
+11.5
202276
Stephon Marbury 16.4
200774

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 24.5
+10.6
202374
Stephon Marbury 13.9
200824

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 24.0
+20.2
202479
Stephon Marbury 3.8
200923

DeMar DeRozan's additional seasons:

* DeMar DeRozan played 1 season more than Stephon Marbury in the NBA.

In that year—his season 16 in 2025—he averaged 22.2 points in a total of 77 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20100
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20110
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+13.8
19985

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20120
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20130
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.9
+23.9
20147
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.3
+20.3
20154
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.9
+20.9
201620
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.4
+22.4
201710
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+0.7
201810
Stephon Marbury 22.0
20036

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.0
+0.7
20197
Stephon Marbury 21.3
20044

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20200
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20210
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20060

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.8
+20.8
20225
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20070

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20230
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20080

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20240
Stephon Marbury 3.7
+3.7
200914

DeMar DeRozan's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, DeMar DeRozan didn't play in the postseason.