Chris Bosh vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose and Chris Bosh 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 Chris Bosh scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Derrick Rose has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Chris Bosh averages 1.8 points more than Derrick Rose in his 15 seasons (19.2 points against 17.4), and he also scored a total of 4,616 points more (17,189 vs. 12,573).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chris Bosh 19.2
+1.8
13
Derrick Rose 17.4
15

Total Points

Seasons
Chris Bosh 17,189
+4,616
13
Derrick Rose 12,573
15

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Derrick Rose has a better career point average than Chris Bosh (+6.3 points per game) while Chris Bosh scored more points (+247).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 15.6
6
Derrick Rose 21.9
+6.3
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 1,388
+247
6
Derrick Rose 1,141
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 10
+7
Derrick Rose 3

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 82
+26
Derrick Rose 56

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 422
+129
Derrick Rose 293

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 815
+221
Derrick Rose 594

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 892
+178
Derrick Rose 714

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
Derrick Rose 9
+8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 3
Derrick Rose 12
+9

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 23
Derrick Rose 30
+7

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 72
+24
Derrick Rose 48

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 88
+37
Derrick Rose 51

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
Derrick Rose 1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 19.2 7.0 14.1 49.4 0.3 1.0 33.5 5.0 6.3 79.9 13 893
difference:+1.8+0.2+0.8+3.8+0.5+1.6+1.9+2.0+2.7+3.2+2+170
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
Chris Bosh 17,189 6,209 12,581 49.4 305 910 33.5 4,466 5,591 79.9 13 893
difference:+4,616+1,288+1,783+3.8+285+956+1.9+2,325+3,016+3.2+2+170
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
Chris Bosh 15.6 5.8 12.2 47.3 0.6 1.6 38.6 3.4 4.3 80.0 6 89
difference:+6.3+2.6+7.5+4.8+0.7+2.5+6.4+0.5+0.3+4.5+2+37
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
Chris Bosh 1,388 515 1,088 47.3 54 140 38.6 304 380 80.0 6 89
difference:+247+79+64+4.8+14+71+6.4+103+142+4.5+2+37
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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 11.5
200475
Derrick Rose 16.8
+5.3
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.8
200581
Derrick Rose 20.8
+4.0
201078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.5
200670
Derrick Rose 25.0
+2.5
201181

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.6
+0.8
200769
Derrick Rose 21.8
201239

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.3
+6.4
200867
Derrick Rose 15.9
201410

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.7
+5.0
200977
Derrick Rose 17.7
201551

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
+7.6
201070
Derrick Rose 16.4
201666

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.7
+0.7
201177
Derrick Rose 18.0
201764

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.0
+9.6
2012NBA Champion57
Derrick Rose 8.4
201825

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.6
+8.2
2013NBA Champion74
Derrick Rose 8.4
201825

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.2
201479
Derrick Rose 18.0
+1.8
201951

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 21.1
+3.0
201544
Derrick Rose 18.1
202050

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 19.1
+4.4
201653
Derrick Rose 14.7
202150

Derrick Rose's additional seasons:

* Derrick Rose played 4 seasons more than Chris Bosh in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2021 to 2024—he averaged 10.9 points in a total of 127 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.7 ppg and his lowest 5.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20040
Derrick Rose 19.7
+19.7
20097

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20050
Derrick Rose 26.8
+26.8
20105

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20060
Derrick Rose 27.1
+27.1
201116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 17.5
20076
Derrick Rose 23.0
+5.5
20121

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
+24.0
20085
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20090
Derrick Rose 20.3
+20.3
201512

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20100
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.6
+18.6
201121
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20170

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 14.0
2012NBA Champion14
Derrick Rose 14.2
+0.2
20185

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 12.1
2013NBA Champion23
Derrick Rose 14.2
+2.1
20185

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 14.9
+14.9
201420
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20190

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20150
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20200

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20160
Derrick Rose 19.4
+19.4
20215

Derrick Rose's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Derrick Rose played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.2 points in a total of 6 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 0.