Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Derrick Rose Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick Rose and Jaren Jackson Jr., 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Jaren Jackson Jr. played 8 years in the NBA, 7 less than Derrick Rose, who played 15. Jaren Jackson Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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
Jaren Jackson Jr.	8	4	2018-19 to 2025-26
Derrick Rose	15	8	2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Derrick Rose
Season	2018-19	2008-09
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	58	26.1	13.8	1.3	3.4	4.7	1.1	0.9	1.4	1.7	3.8	5.1	10.2	.506	0.9	2.4	.359	2.6	3.4	.766
difference:	+23	+10.9	+3.0	+0.1	+0.7	+0.8	+5.2	+0.1	+1.2	-0.8	-2.3	+2.0	+4.7	+.031	+0.7	+1.5	+.137	+0.2	+0.3	+.022
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		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	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
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Derrick Rose
Season	2019-20	2009-10
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	57	28.5	17.4	1.0	3.6	4.6	1.4	0.7	1.6	1.7	4.1	6.2	13.2	.469	2.5	6.5	.394	2.4	3.3	.747
difference:	+21	+8.3	+3.4	+0.2	+0.7	+0.8	+4.6		+1.3	-1.1	-2.9	+2.4	+4.4	+.020	+2.3	+5.7	+.127	+0.9	+1.0	+.019
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		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	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
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Derrick Rose
Season	2020-21	2010-11
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	11	23.5	14.4	1.5	4.1	5.6	1.1	1.1	1.6	1.4	3.8	4.8	11.4	.424	1.5	5.5	.283	3.2	3.8	.833
difference:	+70	+13.9	+10.6	+0.5	+1.0	+1.5	+6.6	+0.1	+1.0	-2.0	-2.1	+4.0	+8.3	+.021	+0.1	+0.7	+.049	+2.7	+3.1	+.025
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		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	5	27.4	13.6	1.8	3.8	5.6	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.8	4.2	4.6	10.8	.426	1.6	5.6	.286	2.8	3.2	.875
difference:	+11	+13.2	+13.5	+0.5	+0.7	+1.3	+6.7	+0.4	+0.5	-2.9	-2.1	+4.7	+12.7	+.030		+0.7	+.038	+4.1	+5.2	+.047
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
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Derrick Rose
Season	2021-22	2011-12
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Bulls 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	78	27.3	16.3	1.5	4.3	5.8	1.1	0.9	2.3	1.7	3.5	5.5	13.3	.415	1.6	5.1	.319	3.6	4.4	.823
difference:	+39	+8.0	+5.5	+0.8	+1.6	+2.4	+6.8		+1.6	-1.4	-2.2	+2.2	+4.5	+.020	+0.2	+0.7	+.007	+1.4	+1.7	+.011
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		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	12	27.7	15.4	2.2	4.6	6.8	0.9	0.8	2.5	1.4	4.4	4.9	13.0	.378	2.3	6.0	.375	3.3	4.4	.755
difference:	+11	+9.3	+7.6	+0.8	+1.4	+2.2	+8.1	+0.2	+1.5	-3.6	-3.4	+4.1	+10.0	+.013	+0.7		+.125	+1.3	+2.4	+.245
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.


Season 5
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Derrick Rose
Season	2022-23	2013-14
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	63	28.4	18.6	1.7	5.0	6.8	1.0	1.0	3.0	1.7	3.6	6.6	13.0	.506	1.6	4.5	.355	3.8	4.9	.788
difference:	+53	+2.7	+2.7	+0.8	+2.7	+3.6	+3.3	+0.5	+2.9	-1.7	-2.1	+0.8	+3.4	+.152		+0.2	+.015	+1.1	+1.7	+.056
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		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	6	36.7	18.0	3.3	4.5	7.8	1.5	1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	5.8	13.8	.422	1.2	4.2	.280	5.2	6.0	.861
Derrick Rose	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Derrick Rose
Season	2023-24	2014-15
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	66	32.2	22.5	1.3	4.2	5.5	2.3	1.2	1.6	2.4	3.6	7.8	17.6	.444	1.8	5.5	.320	5.1	6.3	.808
difference:	+15	+2.2	+4.8	+0.6	+1.7	+2.3	+2.6	+0.5	+1.3	-0.8	-2.4	+1.2	+1.2	+.039	+0.3	+0.2	+.040	+2.1	+2.6	+.005
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		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 7
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Derrick Rose
Season	2024-25	2015-16
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	74	29.8	22.2	1.2	4.4	5.6	2.0	1.2	1.5	2.1	3.5	8.0	16.4	.488	2.0	5.3	.375	4.2	5.4	.781
difference:	+8	+2.0	+5.8	+0.5	+1.7	+2.2	+2.7	+0.5	+1.3	-0.6	-2.2	+1.2	+0.5	+.061	+1.3	+3.0	+.082	+2.0	+2.7	+.012
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		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	4	34.3	16.0	2.3	2.8	5.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	2.8	3.5	5.5	14.5	.379	0.8	2.8	.273	4.3	5.0	.850
Derrick Rose	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Derrick Rose
Season	2025-26	2016-17
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	5	26.8	17.6	0.6	4.6	5.2	1.2	1.0	1.6	2.4	4.0	6.2	12.4	.500	1.2	4.0	.300	4.0	4.8	.833
difference:	+59	+5.7	+0.4	+0.4	+1.8	+1.4	+3.2	+0.3	+1.3	-0.1	-2.7	+1.0	+2.9	+.029	+1.0	+3.1	+.083	+0.5	+0.8	+.041
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
* Neiher Jaren Jackson Jr. nor Derrick Rose played in the postseason in their season 8

Additional Years

* Derrick Rose played 7 seasons more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 15, from 2018 to 2024—Derrick Rose played in 3 Playoffs.

Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Derrick Rose Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years