Kobe Bryant vs. DeMar DeRozan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeMar DeRozan and Kobe Bryant 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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Kobe Bryant and DeMar DeRozan are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 58,935 points—. Kobe Bryant is also one of the all-time leaders in points per game. Here we compare their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kobe Bryant has better scoring stats than DeMar DeRozan 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 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kobe Bryant averages 3.7 points more than DeMar DeRozan in his 16 seasons (25.0 points against 21.3), and he also scored a total of 8,351 points more (33,643 vs. 25,292).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 25.0
+3.7
20
DeMar DeRozan 21.3
16

Total Points

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 33,643
+8,351
20
DeMar DeRozan 25,292
16

Scoring Titles

Kobe Bryant 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
DeMar DeRozan 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kobe Bryant has a better career point average than DeMar DeRozan (+3.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,265).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 25.6
+3.8
15
DeMar DeRozan 21.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 5,640
+4,265
15
DeMar DeRozan 1,375
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
DeMar DeRozan 0

60+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 6
+6
DeMar DeRozan 0

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 25
+23
DeMar DeRozan 2

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 122
+96
DeMar DeRozan 26

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 431
+224
DeMar DeRozan 207

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 941
+249
DeMar DeRozan 692

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1,254
+177
DeMar DeRozan 1,077

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 1,331
+149
DeMar DeRozan 1,182

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 15
+10
DeMar DeRozan 5

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
DeMar DeRozan 0

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 13
+12
DeMar DeRozan 1

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 88
+72
DeMar DeRozan 16

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 167
+131
DeMar DeRozan 36

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 204
+147
DeMar DeRozan 57

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 218
+155
DeMar DeRozan 63

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 2
+2
DeMar DeRozan 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kobe Bryant 25.0 8.7 19.5 44.7 1.4 4.1 32.9 6.2 7.4 83.7 20 1,346
difference:+3.7+1.1+3.2+2.2+0.9+2.4+2.9+0.7+0.8+0.5+4+159
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

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kobe Bryant 33,643 11,719 26,200 44.7 1,827 5,546 32.9 8,378 10,011 83.7 20 1,346
difference:+8,351+2,655+6,885+2.2+1,212+3,499+2.9+1,829+2,233+0.5+4+159
DeMar DeRozan 25,292 9,064 19,315 46.9 615 2,047 30.0 6,549 7,778 84.2 16 1,187

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kobe Bryant 25.6 9.2 20.5 44.8 1.3 4.0 33.1 6.0 7.4 81.6 15 220
difference:+3.8+1.4+1.7+3.0+0.9+2.2+11.7+0.2+0.6+3.6+8+157
DeMar DeRozan 21.8 7.8 18.8 41.8 0.4 1.8 21.4 5.8 6.8 85.2 7 63

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kobe Bryant 5,640 2,014 4,499 44.8 292 882 33.1 1,320 1,617 81.6 15 220
difference:+4,265+1,520+3,316+3.0+268+770+11.7+957+1,191+3.6+8+157
DeMar DeRozan 1,375 494 1,183 41.8 24 112 21.4 363 426 85.2 7 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 7.6
199771
DeMar DeRozan 8.6
+1.0
201077

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 15.4
199879
DeMar DeRozan 17.2
+1.8
201182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.9
+3.2
199950
DeMar DeRozan 16.7
201263

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.5
+4.4
2000NBA Champion66
DeMar DeRozan 18.1
201382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.5
+5.8
2001NBA Champion68
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
201479

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.2
+5.1
2002NBA Champion80
DeMar DeRozan 20.1
201560

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+6.5
200382
DeMar DeRozan 23.5
201678

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.0
200465
DeMar DeRozan 27.3
+3.3
201774

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.6
+4.6
200566
DeMar DeRozan 23.0
201880

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader35.4
+14.2
200680
DeMar DeRozan 21.2
201977

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader31.6
+9.5
200777
DeMar DeRozan 22.1
202068

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.3
+6.7
200882
DeMar DeRozan 21.6
202161

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.8
2009NBA Champion82
DeMar DeRozan 27.9
+1.1
202276

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.0
+2.5
2010NBA Champion73
DeMar DeRozan 24.5
202374

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.3
+1.3
201182
DeMar DeRozan 24.0
202479

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+5.7
201258
DeMar DeRozan 22.2
202577

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 4 seasons more than DeMar DeRozan in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 17 to 20, from 2013 to 2016—he averaged 22.5 points in a total of 185 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.3 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.2
+8.2
19979
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20100

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.7
+8.7
199811
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20110

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.8
+19.8
19998
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20120

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 21.1
+21.1
2000NBA Champion22
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20130

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.4
+5.5
2001NBA Champion16
DeMar DeRozan 23.9
20147

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.6
+6.3
2002NBA Champion19
DeMar DeRozan 20.3
20154

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.1
+11.2
200312
DeMar DeRozan 20.9
201620

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.5
+2.1
200422
DeMar DeRozan 22.4
201710

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20050
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+22.7
201810

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+5.9
20067
DeMar DeRozan 22.0
20197

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.8
+32.8
20075
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20200

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.1
+30.1
200821
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20210

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.2
+9.4
2009NBA Champion23
DeMar DeRozan 20.8
20225

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.2
+29.2
2010NBA Champion23
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20230

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.8
+22.8
201110
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20240

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+30.0
201212
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20250

Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant didn't play in the postseason.

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