Jalen Green vs. Derrick Rose Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick Rose and Jalen Green, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Jalen Green played 4 years in the NBA, 11 less than Derrick Rose, who played 15. Jalen Green had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 achievements, 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
Jalen Green 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25
Derrick Rose 15 8 2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Green Derrick Rose
Season 2021-222008-09
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green 67 31.9 17.3 0.5 2.9 3.4 2.6 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.5 6.1 14.2 .426 2.3 6.8 .343 2.8 3.5 .797
difference:+14+5.1+0.5+0.7+0.2+0.5+3.7+0.1+0.1-0.5+1.0+0.7+.049+2.1+5.9+.121+0.4+0.4+.009
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 2

Jalen Green Derrick Rose
Season 2022-232009-10
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green 76 34.2 22.1 0.6 3.2 3.7 3.7 0.8 0.2 2.6 1.7 7.4 17.9 .416 2.5 7.3 .338 4.8 6.1 .786
difference:+2+2.6+1.3+0.2+0.3+0.1+2.3+0.1+0.1-0.2-0.5+1.2+0.3+.073+2.3+6.5+.071+1.5+1.8+.020
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 3

Jalen Green Derrick Rose
Season 2023-242010-11
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green 82 31.7 19.6 0.5 4.7 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.3 2.3 1.4 6.9 16.2 .423 2.5 7.4 .332 3.5 4.3 .804
difference:+1+5.7+5.4+0.5+1.6+1.1+4.2+0.2+0.3-1.1-0.3+1.9+3.5+.022+0.9+2.6+2.4+2.6+.054
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 4

Jalen Green Derrick Rose
Season 2024-252011-12
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green 82 32.9 21.0 0.5 4.0 4.6 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.5 1.5 7.4 17.5 .423 2.9 8.1 .354 3.3 4.1 .813
difference:+43+2.4+0.8+0.2+1.3+1.2+4.5+0.4-0.6-0.2+0.3+0.3+.012+1.5+3.7+.042+1.7+2.0+.001
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green 7 31.3 13.3 0.4 5.0 5.4 2.9 0.6 0.3 1.4 0.9 4.6 12.3 .372 1.9 6.3 .295 2.3 3.4 .667
difference:+6+5.7+9.7+2.6+1.0+3.6+6.1+0.4+0.7-3.6-0.1+4.4+10.7+.019+1.1+0.3+.205+0.3+1.4+.333
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

Additional Years

* Derrick Rose played 11 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 2014 to 2024—Derrick Rose played in 4 Playoffs.