DeMar DeRozan vs. Danny Fortson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Danny Fortson and DeMar DeRozan, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

DeMar DeRozan played 15 years in the NBA, 5 more than Danny Fortson, who played 10. DeMar DeRozan had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Danny Fortson had his rookie season in 1997-98. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
DeMar DeRozan 15 7 2009-10 to 2023-24
Danny Fortson 10 1 1997-98 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2009-101997-98
Team Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 77 21.6 8.6 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.3 3.3 6.6 .498 0.1 0.2 .250 1.9 2.5 .763
Danny Fortson 80 22.6 10.2 2.3 3.3 5.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 2.0 3.9 3.5 7.6 .452 0.0 0.0 .333 3.3 4.2 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan ------- --- ----------
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2010-111998-99
Team Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 82 34.8 17.2 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.8 1.0 0.4 1.8 2.6 6.6 14.1 .467 0.1 0.6 .096 4.0 4.9 .813
Danny Fortson 50 28.3 11.0 4.2 7.4 11.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 1.5 4.2 3.8 7.7 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.6 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan ------- --- ----------
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2011-121999-00
Team Toronto RaptorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 63 35.0 16.7 0.6 2.7 3.3 2.0 0.8 0.3 2.0 2.6 6.0 14.3 .422 0.4 1.5 .261 4.3 5.3 .810
Danny Fortson 55 15.6 7.6 2.6 4.1 6.7 0.5 0.4 0.1 1.2 3.3 2.5 4.8 .528 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.4 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan ------- --- ----------
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2012-132000-01
Team Toronto RaptorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 82 36.7 18.1 0.6 3.3 3.9 2.5 0.9 0.3 1.8 2.1 6.7 15.0 .445 0.4 1.5 .283 4.3 5.2 .831
Danny Fortson 6 33.8 16.7 4.8 11.5 16.3 0.8 0.3 0.0 1.7 3.7 4.8 8.3 .580 0.0 0.0 - 7.0 9.0 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan ------- --- ----------
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2013-142001-02
Team Toronto RaptorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 79 38.2 22.7 0.6 3.7 4.3 4.0 1.1 0.4 2.2 2.5 7.6 17.8 .429 0.8 2.7 .305 6.6 8.0 .824
Danny Fortson 77 28.8 11.2 3.8 7.9 11.7 1.6 0.6 0.2 2.1 3.3 4.0 9.4 .428 0.0 0.1 .250 3.2 4.0 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 7 40.3 23.9 0.4 3.7 4.1 3.6 1.1 0.3 2.6 3.3 6.4 16.7 .385 0.9 2.6 .333 10.1 11.3 .899
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2014-152002-03
Team Toronto RaptorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 60 35.0 20.1 0.7 3.9 4.6 3.5 1.2 0.2 2.3 2.0 6.8 16.5 .413 0.4 1.5 .284 6.0 7.2 .832
Danny Fortson 17 13.1 3.5 1.6 2.6 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.9 2.5 1.2 3.2 .370 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.7 .655
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 4 39.8 20.3 1.3 5.0 6.3 5.8 1.5 0.0 2.5 3.0 8.0 20.0 .400 0.8 2.0 .375 3.5 4.3 .824
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2015-162003-04
Team Toronto RaptorsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 78 35.9 23.5 0.8 3.7 4.5 4.0 1.0 0.3 2.2 2.1 7.9 17.7 .446 0.6 1.8 .338 7.1 8.4 .850
Danny Fortson 56 11.2 3.9 2.0 2.4 4.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 2.6 1.3 2.5 .511 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 20 37.3 20.9 0.7 3.5 4.2 2.7 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.6 7.9 19.9 .394 0.2 1.3 .154 5.0 6.2 .813
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2016-172004-05
Team Toronto RaptorsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 74 35.4 27.3 0.9 4.3 5.2 3.9 1.1 0.2 2.4 1.8 9.7 20.9 .467 0.4 1.7 .266 7.4 8.7 .842
Danny Fortson 62 16.9 7.5 2.5 3.1 5.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.5 4.3 1.9 3.6 .522 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.2 .880
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 10 37.3 22.4 0.4 4.5 4.9 3.4 1.4 0.0 2.5 2.6 7.6 17.5 .434 0.1 1.5 .067 7.1 8.0 .888
Danny Fortson 11 9.5 3.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.0 0.3 0.1 1.2 3.8 1.1 1.9 .571 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.4 .800

Season 9

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2017-182005-06
Team Toronto RaptorsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 80 33.9 23.0 0.7 3.2 3.9 5.2 1.1 0.3 2.2 1.9 8.1 17.7 .456 1.1 3.6 .310 5.8 7.0 .825
Danny Fortson 23 12.0 3.8 1.3 2.0 3.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.1 3.3 1.2 2.2 .529 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.9 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 10 35.4 22.7 0.6 3.0 3.6 4.0 0.5 0.6 2.3 2.4 8.7 19.9 .437 1.0 3.5 .286 4.3 5.3 .811
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2018-192006-07
Team San Antonio SpursSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 77 34.9 21.2 0.7 5.3 6.0 6.2 1.1 0.5 2.6 2.3 8.2 17.1 .481 0.1 0.6 .156 4.8 5.7 .830
Danny Fortson 14 11.3 2.9 0.9 2.1 3.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.1 2.7 1.1 2.1 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.9 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 7 35.9 22.0 1.4 5.3 6.7 4.6 1.1 0.1 1.7 2.3 8.3 17.0 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 5.4 6.3 .864
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2019-20-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 68 34.1 22.1 0.6 4.9 5.5 5.6 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.6 8.2 15.4 .531 0.1 0.5 .257 5.6 6.6 .845
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan ------- --- ----------
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2020-21-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 61 33.7 21.6 0.7 3.6 4.2 6.9 0.9 0.2 2.0 2.1 7.5 15.1 .495 0.3 1.2 .257 6.3 7.2 .880
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan ------- --- ----------
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2021-22-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 76 36.1 27.9 0.7 4.4 5.2 4.9 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.3 10.2 20.2 .504 0.7 1.9 .352 6.8 7.8 .877
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 5 40.6 20.8 0.2 5.2 5.4 4.8 1.8 0.4 2.2 2.4 7.8 19.0 .411 0.0 1.8 .000 5.2 6.0 .867
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------

Season 14

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2022-23-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 74 36.2 24.5 0.5 4.2 4.6 5.1 1.1 0.5 2.1 2.5 8.9 17.6 .504 0.6 1.9 .324 6.2 7.1 .872
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan ------- --- ----------
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------

Season 15

DeMar DeRozan Danny Fortson
Season 2023-24-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan 79 37.8 24.0 0.5 3.8 4.3 5.3 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.0 8.2 17.2 .480 0.9 2.8 .333 6.6 7.7 .853
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMar DeRozan ------- --- ----------
Danny Fortson ------- --- ----------