Anthony Edwards vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose and Anthony Edwards to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Derrick Rose.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Derrick Rose scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 6.7 points more than Derrick Rose in his 15 seasons (24.1 points against 17.4). On the other hand Derrick Rose scored a total of 2,903 points more than Anthony Edwards (12,573 vs. 9,670).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 24.1
+6.7
6
Derrick Rose 17.4
15

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 9,670
6
Derrick Rose 12,573
+2,903
15

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Derrick Rose (+5 points per game) while Derrick Rose scored more points (+11).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+5.0
4
Derrick Rose 21.9
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 1,130
4
Derrick Rose 1,141
+11
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 2
+1
Derrick Rose 1

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 24
+21
Derrick Rose 3

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 104
+48
Derrick Rose 56

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 269
Derrick Rose 293
+24

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 369
Derrick Rose 594
+225

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 399
Derrick Rose 714
+315

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 2
Derrick Rose 9
+7

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 5
+4
Derrick Rose 1

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 15
+3
Derrick Rose 12

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 31
+1
Derrick Rose 30

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 42
Derrick Rose 48
+6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 42
Derrick Rose 51
+9

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 24.1 8.5 18.8 44.9 2.9 8.0 36.7 4.3 5.3 80.6 6 401
difference:+6.7+1.7+3.9+0.7+2.1+5.4+5.1+1.3+1.7+2.5+9+322
Derrick Rose 17.4 6.8 14.9 45.6 0.8 2.6 31.6 3.0 3.6 83.1 15 723

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 9,670 3,393 7,553 44.9 1,176 3,204 36.7 1,708 2,120 80.6 6 401
difference:+2,903+1,528+3,245+0.7+586+1,338+5.1+433+455+2.5+9+322
Derrick Rose 12,573 4,921 10,798 45.6 590 1,866 31.6 2,141 2,575 83.1 15 723

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 26.9 9.4 20.1 46.8 3.1 8.2 37.7 5.0 6.3 78.8 4 42
difference:+5.0+1.0+0.4+4.2+1.8+4.1+5.5+1.1+1.7+5.7+4+10
Derrick Rose 21.9 8.4 19.7 42.6 1.3 4.1 32.2 3.9 4.6 84.5 8 52

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 1,130 396 846 46.8 130 345 37.7 208 264 78.8 4 42
difference:+11+40+178+4.2+62+134+5.5+7+26+5.7+4+10
Derrick Rose 1,141 436 1,024 42.6 68 211 32.2 201 238 84.5 8 52

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+2.5
202172
Derrick Rose 16.8
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+0.5
202272
Derrick Rose 20.8
201078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 24.6
202379
Derrick Rose 25.0
+0.4
201181

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+4.1
202479
Derrick Rose 21.8
201239

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+11.7
202579
Derrick Rose 15.9
201410

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 28.7
+11.0
202620
Derrick Rose 17.7
201551

Derrick Rose's additional seasons:

* Derrick Rose played 9 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 15, from 2016 to 2024—he averaged 14.8 points in a total of 383 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.1 ppg and his lowest 5.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210
Derrick Rose 19.7
+19.7
20097

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.2
20226
Derrick Rose 26.8
+1.6
20105

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+4.5
20235
Derrick Rose 27.1
201116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+4.6
202416
Derrick Rose 23.0
20121

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+25.3
202515
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP *
20260
Derrick Rose 20.3
+20.3
201512
* season in progress

Derrick Rose's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Derrick Rose played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.3 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 0.