Stephon Castle vs. DeMar DeRozan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeMar DeRozan and Stephon Castle 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 Stephon Castle.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that DeMar DeRozan has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Stephon Castle didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that DeMar DeRozan has better playoff stats. 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 6.6 points more than Stephon Castle in his 1 seasons (21.3 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 24,102 points more (25,292 vs. 1,190).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Castle 14.7
1
DeMar DeRozan 21.3
+6.6
16

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Castle 1,190
1
DeMar DeRozan 25,292
+24,102
16

Points in the Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously DeMar DeRozan has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
DeMar DeRozan 21.8
+21.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
DeMar DeRozan 1,375
+1,375
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
DeMar DeRozan 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
DeMar DeRozan 26
+26

30+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 2
DeMar DeRozan 207
+205

20+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 26
DeMar DeRozan 692
+666

10+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 60
DeMar DeRozan 1,077
+1017

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Castle 79
DeMar DeRozan 1,182
+1103

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Castle 2
DeMar DeRozan 5
+3

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so DeMar DeRozan's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle 14.7 5.2 12.2 42.8 1.2 4.1 28.5 3.1 4.2 72.4 1 81
difference:+6.6+2.4+4.1+4.1+0.7+2.4+1.5+2.4+2.4+11.8+15+1,106
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
Stephon Castle 1,190 423 988 42.8 95 333 28.5 249 344 72.4 1 81
difference:+24,102+8,641+18,327+4.1+520+1,714+1.5+6,300+7,434+11.8+15+1,106
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
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+21.8+7.8+18.8+41.8+0.4+1.8+21.4+5.8+6.8+85.2+7+63
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
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+1,375+494+1,183+41.8+24+112+21.4+363+426+85.2+7+63
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

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle 14.7
+6.1
202581
DeMar DeRozan 8.6
201077

DeMar DeRozan's additional seasons:

* DeMar DeRozan played 15 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 16, from 2011 to 2025—he averaged 22.2 points in a total of 1,110 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.9 ppg and his lowest 16.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20100

DeMar DeRozan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, DeMar DeRozan played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.8 points in a total of 63 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.9 ppg and his lowest 20.3.