DeMar DeRozan vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon and DeMar DeRozan that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

DeMar DeRozan

vs.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMar DeRozan: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMar DeRozan 0 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons DeMar DeRozan 15 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played DeMar DeRozan 7 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games DeMar DeRozan 6 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMar DeRozan 3 Norm Nixon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.2 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.4 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.1 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.0 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.3 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 23,582 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 4,910 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 4,527 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 1,108 Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 361 Norm Nixon 71

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 1,110 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .469 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .296 Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .841 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 27.9 (2022) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.0 (2019) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.9 (2021) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.2 (2015) Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2024) Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.8 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.7 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 3.7 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.1 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.2 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 1,375 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 296 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 232 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 72 Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 14 Norm Nixon 8

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 63 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .418 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .214 Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .852 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 23.9 (2014) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.7 (2019) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 5.8 (2015) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.8 (2022) Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2018) Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.