Damian Lillard vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose and Damian Lillard 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Damian Lillard is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 Damian Lillard has better scoring stats than Derrick Rose 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Damian Lillard averages 7.7 points more than Derrick Rose in his 15 seasons (25.1 points against 17.4), and he also scored a total of 10,025 points more (22,598 vs. 12,573).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Damian Lillard | 25.1 | +7.7 | 13 |
| Derrick Rose | 17.4 | 15 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Damian Lillard | 22,598 | +10,025 | 13 |
| Derrick Rose | 12,573 | 15 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than Derrick Rose (+3.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+574).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Damian Lillard | 25.2 | +3.3 | 10 |
| Derrick Rose | 21.9 | 8 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Damian Lillard | 1,715 | +574 | 10 |
| Derrick Rose | 1,141 | 8 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | +1 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 5 | +5 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 650 | +357 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 293 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 882 | +288 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 594 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 900 | +186 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 714 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 0 | |||
| Derrick Rose | 9 | +9 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 2 | +2 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 46 | +16 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 30 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 66 | +18 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 48 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 67 | +16 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 51 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | |||
| Derrick Rose | 1 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 25.1 | 8.1 | 18.4 | 43.9 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 37.1 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 89.9 | 13 | 900 |
| difference: | +7.7 | +1.3 | +3.5 | +1.7 | +2.3 | +5.8 | +5.5 | +2.8 | +2.9 | +6.8 | +2 | +177 |
| 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 | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 22,598 | 7,266 | 16,568 | 43.9 | 2,804 | 7,556 | 37.1 | 5,262 | 5,853 | 89.9 | 13 | 900 |
| difference: | +10,025 | +2,345 | +5,770 | +1.7 | +2,214 | +5,690 | +5.5 | +3,121 | +3,278 | +6.8 | +2 | +177 |
| 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 | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 25.2 | 8.0 | 19.5 | 40.9 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 36.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 89.3 | 10 | 68 |
| difference: | +3.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +4.8 | +4.6 | +2.1 | +2.2 | +4.8 | +2 | +16 |
| 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 | ||||
| Damian Lillard | 1,715 | 541 | 1,324 | 40.9 | 222 | 603 | 36.8 | 411 | 460 | 89.3 | 10 | 68 |
| difference: | +574 | +105 | +300 | +1.7 | +154 | +392 | +4.6 | +210 | +222 | +4.8 | +2 | +16 |
| 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
Derrick Rose's additional seasons: | ||||
* Derrick Rose played 2 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 15, from 2023 to 2024—he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 51 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 19.7 | +19.7 | 2009 | 7 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Damian Lillard | 27.8 | +27.8 | 2017 | 4 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Damian Lillard | 26.9 | +26.9 | 2019 | 16 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Damian Lillard | 24.3 | +24.3 | 2020 | 4 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Damian Lillard | 7.0 | +7.0 | 2025 | 3 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Derrick Rose's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Derrick Rose played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 0.0 points in a total of 1 games. |