Tom Burleson vs. DeMar DeRozan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMar DeRozan and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

DeMar DeRozan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
DeMar DeRozan: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 DeMar DeRozan 0

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 DeMar DeRozan 15

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 DeMar DeRozan 7

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 DeMar DeRozan 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 DeMar DeRozan 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 DeMar DeRozan 21.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 DeMar DeRozan 4.4

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 DeMar DeRozan 4.1

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 DeMar DeRozan 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 DeMar DeRozan 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 DeMar DeRozan 23,582

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 DeMar DeRozan 4,910

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 DeMar DeRozan 4,527

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 DeMar DeRozan 1,108

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 DeMar DeRozan 361

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 DeMar DeRozan 1,110

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 DeMar DeRozan .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * DeMar DeRozan .296

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 DeMar DeRozan .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) DeMar DeRozan 27.9 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) DeMar DeRozan 6.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) DeMar DeRozan 6.9 (2021)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) DeMar DeRozan 1.2 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 DeMar DeRozan 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 DeMar DeRozan 4.7

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 DeMar DeRozan 3.7

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 DeMar DeRozan 1.1

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 DeMar DeRozan 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 DeMar DeRozan 1,375

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 DeMar DeRozan 296

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 DeMar DeRozan 232

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 DeMar DeRozan 72

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 DeMar DeRozan 14

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 DeMar DeRozan 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 DeMar DeRozan .418

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * DeMar DeRozan .214

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 DeMar DeRozan .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) DeMar DeRozan 23.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) DeMar DeRozan 6.7 (2019)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) DeMar DeRozan 5.8 (2015)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) DeMar DeRozan 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2018)

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