Kyle Kuzma vs. Derrick Rose Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick Rose and Kyle Kuzma, 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.

Kyle Kuzma played 8 years in the NBA, 7 less than Derrick Rose, who played 15. Kyle Kuzma had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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.

Rookie Season
	Kyle Kuzma	Derrick Rose
Season	2017-18	2008-09
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

more >>

Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Kuzma	77	31.2	16.1	1.1	5.1	6.3	1.8	0.6	0.4	1.8	2.1	6.1	13.5	.450	2.1	5.6	.366	1.9	2.7	.707
difference:	+4	+5.8	+0.7	+0.1	+2.4	+2.4	+4.5	+0.2	+0.2	-0.7	-0.6	+1.0	+1.4	+.025	+1.9	+4.7	+.144	+0.5	+0.4	+.081
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		%
Kyle Kuzma	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
	Kyle Kuzma	Derrick Rose
Season	2018-19	2009-10
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

more >>

2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Kuzma	70	33.1	18.7	0.9	4.6	5.5	2.5	0.6	0.4	1.9	2.4	7.1	15.5	.456	1.8	6.0	.303	2.7	3.6	.752
difference:	+8	+3.7	+2.1	+0.1	+1.7	+1.7	+3.5	+0.1	+0.1	-0.9	-1.2	+1.5	+2.1	+.033	+1.6	+5.2	+.036	+0.6	+0.7	+.014
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		%
Kyle Kuzma	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
	Kyle Kuzma	Derrick Rose
Season	2019-20	2010-11
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals

more >>

3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Kuzma	61	25.0	12.8	0.9	3.6	4.5	1.3	0.5	0.4	1.5	2.1	4.8	11.0	.436	1.4	4.5	.316	1.9	2.5	.735
difference:	+20	+12.4	+12.2	+0.1	+0.5	+0.4	+6.4	+0.5	+0.2	-1.9	-0.4	+4.0	+8.7	+.009	+0.2	+0.3	+.016	+4.0	+4.4	+.123
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		%
Kyle Kuzma	21	23.0	10.0	0.9	2.2	3.1	0.8	0.3	0.3	1.0	2.4	3.7	8.5	.430	1.2	4.0	.313	1.4	1.8	.784
difference:	+5	+17.6	+17.1	+0.4	+0.9	+1.2	+6.9	+1.1	+0.4	-2.7	-0.3	+5.6	+15.0	+.034	+0.4	+2.3	+.065	+5.5	+6.6	+.044
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
	Kyle Kuzma	Derrick Rose
Season	2020-21	2011-12
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

more >>

4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Kuzma	68	28.7	12.9	1.6	4.5	6.1	1.9	0.5	0.6	1.7	1.8	4.9	11.1	.443	2.0	5.6	.361	1.0	1.4	.691
difference:	+29	+6.6	+8.9	+0.9	+1.8	+2.7	+6.0	+0.4	+0.1	-1.4	-0.5	+2.8	+6.7	+.008	+0.6	+1.2	+.049	+4.0	+4.7	+.121
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		%
Kyle Kuzma	6	21.5	6.3	0.7	3.2	3.8	1.2	0.3	0.2	1.0	1.3	2.3	8.0	.292	0.7	3.8	.174	1.0	1.5	.667
difference:	+5	+15.5	+16.7	+2.3	+2.8	+5.2	+7.8	+0.7	+0.8	-4.0	-0.3	+6.7	+15.0	+.099	+2.3	+2.2	+.326	+1.0	+0.5	+.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

Note: Derrick Rose didn't play in 2012-13.