Buddy Hield vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose and Buddy Hield 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Derrick Rose has better scoring stats than Buddy Hield in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Derrick Rose averages 2.4 points more than Buddy Hield in his 9 seasons (17.4 points against 15.0), and he also scored a total of 1,841 points more (12,573 vs. 10,732).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Buddy Hield 15.0
9
Derrick Rose 17.4
+2.4
15

Total Points

Seasons
Buddy Hield 10,732
9
Derrick Rose 12,573
+1,841
15

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Derrick Rose has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+11.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+969).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 10.8
2
Derrick Rose 21.9
+11.1
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 172
2
Derrick Rose 1,141
+969
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 2
Derrick Rose 3
+1

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 17
Derrick Rose 56
+39

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 192
Derrick Rose 293
+101

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 541
Derrick Rose 594
+53

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 701
Derrick Rose 714
+13

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 13
+4
Derrick Rose 9

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 1
Derrick Rose 12
+11

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 3
Derrick Rose 30
+27

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 8
Derrick Rose 48
+40

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 13
Derrick Rose 51
+38

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 3
+2
Derrick Rose 1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Buddy Hield 15.0 5.4 12.6 43.3 3.0 7.5 39.7 1.2 1.4 85.8 9 714
difference:+2.4+1.4+2.3+2.3+2.2+4.9+8.1+1.8+2.2+2.7+6+9
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
Buddy Hield 10,732 3,887 8,986 43.3 2,127 5,357 39.7 831 969 85.8 9 714
difference:+1,841+1,034+1,812+2.3+1,537+3,491+8.1+1,310+1,606+2.7+6+9
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
Buddy Hield 10.8 3.7 8.9 41.5 2.4 5.6 43.3 0.9 1.0 93.8 2 16
difference:+11.1+4.7+10.8+1.0+1.1+1.5+11.1+3.0+3.6+9.3+6+36
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
Buddy Hield 172 59 142 41.5 39 90 43.3 15 16 93.8 2 16
difference:+969+377+882+1.0+29+121+11.1+186+222+9.3+6+36
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
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782
Derrick Rose 16.8
+6.2
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 13.5
201880
Derrick Rose 20.8
+7.3
201078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 20.7
201982
Derrick Rose 25.0
+4.3
201181

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 19.2
202072
Derrick Rose 21.8
+2.6
201239

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.6
+0.7
202171
Derrick Rose 15.9
201410

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 15.6
202281
Derrick Rose 17.7
+2.1
201551

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.8
+0.4
202380
Derrick Rose 16.4
201666

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484
Derrick Rose 18.0
+5.9
201764

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 11.1
+2.7
202582
Derrick Rose 8.4
201825

Derrick Rose's additional seasons:

* Derrick Rose played 7 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2018 to 2024—he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 253 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.1 ppg and his lowest 5.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Derrick Rose 19.7
+19.7
20097

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180
Derrick Rose 26.8
+26.8
20105

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190
Derrick Rose 27.1
+27.1
201116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200
Derrick Rose 23.0
+23.0
20121

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220
Derrick Rose 20.3
+20.3
201512

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20170

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.5
202512
Derrick Rose 14.2
+1.7
20185

Derrick Rose's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 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.