Bob Love vs. Derrick Rose Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick Rose and Bob Love, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Bob Love played 11 years in the NBA, 4 less than Derrick Rose, who played 15. Bob Love had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Derrick Rose had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 |
Bob Love |
11 |
6 |
1966-67 to 1976-77 |
Derrick Rose |
15 |
8 |
2008-09 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
66 |
16.3 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.633 |
Derrick Rose |
81 |
37.0 |
16.8 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
6.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
7.1 |
14.9 |
.475 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.222 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.788 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Rose |
7 |
44.7 |
19.7 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
3.6 |
8.4 |
17.1 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
72 |
14.8 |
6.4 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.684 |
Derrick Rose |
78 |
36.8 |
20.8 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
8.6 |
17.6 |
.489 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.267 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.766 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Rose |
5 |
42.4 |
26.8 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
7.2 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
11.4 |
25.0 |
.456 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.333 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
.818 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
49 |
11.1 |
5.9 |
- |
- |
3.1 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.740 |
Derrick Rose |
81 |
37.4 |
25.0 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
7.7 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
8.8 |
19.7 |
.445 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
.332 |
5.9 |
6.9 |
.858 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Rose |
16 |
40.6 |
27.1 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
7.7 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
2.1 |
9.3 |
23.5 |
.396 |
1.6 |
6.3 |
.248 |
6.9 |
8.4 |
.828 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
82 |
38.1 |
21.0 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
7.8 |
16.7 |
.466 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
6.4 |
.842 |
Derrick Rose |
39 |
35.3 |
21.8 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
7.9 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
7.7 |
17.8 |
.435 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
.312 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
5 |
34.4 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
9.2 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
4.0 |
10.4 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.792 |
Derrick Rose |
1 |
37.0 |
23.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
9.0 |
23.0 |
.391 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
.500 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
Note: Derrick Rose didn't play in 2012-13.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
81 |
43.0 |
25.2 |
- |
- |
8.5 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
9.4 |
21.1 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.6 |
.829 |
Derrick Rose |
10 |
31.1 |
15.9 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
16.4 |
.354 |
1.6 |
4.7 |
.340 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.844 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
7 |
47.1 |
26.7 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
11.3 |
23.0 |
.491 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.1 |
.806 |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
79 |
39.3 |
25.8 |
- |
- |
6.6 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
10.4 |
23.5 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.4 |
.784 |
Derrick Rose |
51 |
30.0 |
17.7 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
4.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
6.6 |
16.4 |
.405 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
.280 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
.813 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
4 |
43.3 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
6.8 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
8.0 |
22.3 |
.360 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.846 |
Derrick Rose |
12 |
37.8 |
20.3 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
7.8 |
19.6 |
.396 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
.348 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.897 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
82 |
37.0 |
23.1 |
- |
- |
6.5 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
9.4 |
21.9 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.824 |
Derrick Rose |
66 |
31.8 |
16.4 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
6.8 |
15.9 |
.427 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.293 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.793 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
7 |
44.9 |
23.7 |
- |
- |
9.6 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
9.7 |
21.1 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.9 |
.732 |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
82 |
40.1 |
21.8 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
- |
2.7 |
8.9 |
21.4 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.8 |
.818 |
Derrick Rose |
64 |
32.5 |
18.0 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
7.2 |
15.3 |
.471 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.217 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
.874 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
11 |
44.5 |
23.0 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
- |
2.5 |
9.5 |
23.4 |
.405 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.4 |
.763 |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
61 |
39.4 |
22.0 |
1.6 |
4.7 |
6.3 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
- |
3.4 |
8.8 |
20.6 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.830 |
Derrick Rose |
25 |
16.8 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.435 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.233 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.870 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
13 |
44.8 |
25.8 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
7.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
- |
3.2 |
10.6 |
24.3 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.9 |
.779 |
Derrick Rose |
5 |
23.8 |
14.2 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
5.8 |
11.4 |
.509 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.700 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
76 |
37.1 |
19.1 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
- |
3.1 |
7.1 |
18.3 |
.390 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
5.9 |
.801 |
Derrick Rose |
51 |
27.3 |
18.0 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
7.1 |
14.8 |
.482 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.370 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.856 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 11 |
|
Bob Love |
Derrick Rose |
Season |
1976-77 | 2019-20 |
Team |
Chicago Bulls, New York Nets, Seattle Supersonics | Detroit Pistons |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did 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 |
% |
Bob Love |
59 |
19.9 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.379 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.826 |
Derrick Rose |
50 |
26.0 |
18.1 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
7.4 |
15.1 |
.490 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.306 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.871 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Rose |
50 |
25.6 |
14.7 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
5.7 |
12.2 |
.470 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.388 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.866 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Rose |
5 |
35.0 |
19.4 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
8.0 |
16.8 |
.476 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
.471 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Rose |
26 |
24.5 |
12.0 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
4.7 |
10.5 |
.445 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.402 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
.968 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Rose |
27 |
12.5 |
5.6 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
5.9 |
.384 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.302 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
.917 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Rose |
1 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Rose |
24 |
16.6 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
6.9 |
.461 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.366 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.889 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |