DeMar DeRozan vs. LeBron James: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare DeMar DeRozan and LeBron James all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where DeMar DeRozan, with a career spanning 16 seasons from 2010 to 2025, and LeBron James, with 22 seasons played from 2004 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

DeMar DeRozan vs. LeBron James
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan LeBron James DeMar DeRozan LeBron James
Points
25th
1st
157th
1st
Rebounds
264th
25th
+300th
4th
Assists
78th
4th
210th
2nd
Steals
108th
6th
194th
1st
Blocks
+300th
70th
+300th
9th
Years1622718

DeMar DeRozan vs. LeBron James
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan LeBron James DeMar DeRozan LeBron James
Points
49th
8th
62nd
6th
Rebounds
+300th
188th
+300th
103rd
Assists
215th
25th
224th
25th
Steals
+300th
82nd
209th
37th
Blocks
+300th
267th
+300th
164th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMar DeRozan LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
25th
1st
24 25,292 vs. 42,18416,892
Rebounds
264th
25th
239 5,208 vs. 11,7316,523
Assists
78th
4th
74 4,869 vs. 11,5846,715
Steals
108th
6th
102 1,170 vs. 2,3451,175
Blocks
+300th
70th
+230 393 vs. 1,150757
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
147th
+153 835 vs. 1,799964
Defensive Rebounds
135th
7th
128 4,373 vs. 9,9325,559
Field Goals Made
24th
2nd
22 9,064 vs. 15,4886,424
Field Goals Attempted
24th
1st
23 19,315 vs. 30,58311,268
3-Pointers Made
+300th
7th
+293 615 vs. 2,5591,944
3-Pointers Attempted
283rd
5th
278 2,047 vs. 7,3225,275
Free Throws Made
15th
2nd
13 6,549 vs. 8,6492,100
Free Throws Attempted
25th
3rd
22 7,778 vs. 11,7353,957

Games and Years:

DeMar DeRozan LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
52nd
2nd
50 1,187 vs. 1,562375
Seasons
87th
1st
86 16 vs. 226

Triple-Doubles:

DeMar DeRozan LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
5th
270 1 vs. 122121

Rankings by Points Scored:

DeMar DeRozan LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
48th
6th
42 26 vs. 7953
50+ point games
49th
8th
41 2 vs. 1412
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMar DeRozan LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
157th
1st
156 1,375 vs. 8,2896,914
Rebounds
+300th
4th
+296 296 vs. 2,6282,332
Assists
210th
2nd
208 232 vs. 2,0951,863
Steals
194th
1st
193 72 vs. 493421
Blocks
+300th
9th
+291 14 vs. 284270
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
15th
+285 42 vs. 442400
Defensive Rebounds
242nd
1st
241 254 vs. 2,1861,932
Field Goals Made
165th
1st
164 494 vs. 2,9712,477
Field Goals Attempted
140th
1st
139 1,183 vs. 5,9844,801
3-Pointers Made
+300th
3rd
+297 24 vs. 480456
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
2nd
+298 112 vs. 1,4431,331
Free Throws Made
103rd
1st
102 363 vs. 1,8671,504
Free Throws Attempted
128th
1st
127 426 vs. 2,5192,093

Games and Years:

DeMar DeRozan LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
1st
+299 63 vs. 292229
Playoffs
+300th
3rd
+297 7 vs. 1811

Triple-Doubles:

DeMar DeRozan LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
2nd
0 vs. 2828

Rankings by Points Scored:

DeMar DeRozan LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
78th
2nd
76 1 vs. 2928
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMar DeRozan LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
49th
8th
41 21.31 vs. 27.015.70
Rebounds per game
+300th
188th
+112 4.39 vs. 7.513.12
Assists per game
215th
25th
190 4.10 vs. 7.423.31
Steals per game
+300th
82nd
+218 0.99 vs. 1.500.52
Blocks per game
+300th
267th
+33 0.33 vs. 0.740.41
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 1.150.45
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
63rd
+237 3.68 vs. 6.362.67
Field Goals Made per game
66th
6th
60 7.64 vs. 9.922.28
Field Goals Attempted per game
65th
13th
52 16.27 vs. 19.583.31
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
132nd
+168 0.52 vs. 1.641.12
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
72nd
+228 1.72 vs. 4.692.96
Free Throws Made per game
36th
34th
2 5.52 vs. 5.540.02
Free Throws Attempted per game
48th
27th
21 6.55 vs. 7.510.96

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMar DeRozan LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
62nd
6th
56 21.83 vs. 28.396.56
Rebounds per game
+300th
103rd
+197 4.70 vs. 9.004.30
Assists per game
224th
25th
199 3.68 vs. 7.173.49
Steals per game
209th
37th
172 1.14 vs. 1.690.55
Blocks per game
+300th
164th
+136 0.22 vs. 0.970.75
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.67 vs. 1.510.85
Defensive Rebounds per game
269th
30th
239 4.03 vs. 7.493.45
Field Goals Made per game
75th
10th
65 7.84 vs. 10.172.33
Field Goals Attempted per game
48th
19th
29 18.78 vs. 20.491.72
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
120th
+180 0.38 vs. 1.641.26
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
95th
+205 1.78 vs. 4.943.16
Free Throws Made per game
42nd
22nd
20 5.76 vs. 6.390.63
Free Throws Attempted per game
64th
17th
47 6.76 vs. 8.631.86

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.