DeMar DeRozan vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose and DeMar DeRozan 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

DeMar DeRozan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 DeMar DeRozan 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, DeMar DeRozan averages 3.9 points more than Derrick Rose in his 15 seasons (21.3 points against 17.4), and he also scored a total of 12,719 points more (25,292 vs. 12,573).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 21.3
+3.9
16
Derrick Rose 17.4
15

Total Points

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 25,292
+12,719
16
Derrick Rose 12,573
15

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Derrick Rose has a better career point average than DeMar DeRozan (+0.1 points per game) while DeMar DeRozan scored more points (+234).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 21.8
7
Derrick Rose 21.9
+0.1
8

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 1,375
+234
7
Derrick Rose 1,141
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 2
+1
Derrick Rose 1

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 26
+23
Derrick Rose 3

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 207
+151
Derrick Rose 56

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 692
+399
Derrick Rose 293

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1,077
+483
Derrick Rose 594

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 1,182
+468
Derrick Rose 714

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 5
Derrick Rose 9
+4

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1
Derrick Rose 1

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 16
+4
Derrick Rose 12

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 36
+6
Derrick Rose 30

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 57
+9
Derrick Rose 48

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 63
+12
Derrick Rose 51

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

more >>

Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMar DeRozan 21.3 7.6 16.3 46.9 0.5 1.7 30.0 5.5 6.6 84.2 16 1,187
difference:+3.9+0.8+1.4+1.4+0.3+0.9+1.6+2.5+3.0+1.1+1+464
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
DeMar DeRozan 25,292 9,064 19,315 46.9 615 2,047 30.0 6,549 7,778 84.2 16 1,187
difference:+12,719+4,143+8,517+1.4+25+181+1.6+4,408+5,203+1.1+1+464
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
DeMar DeRozan 21.8 7.8 18.8 41.8 0.4 1.8 21.4 5.8 6.8 85.2 7 63
difference:+0.1+0.6+0.9+0.8+0.9+2.3+10.8+1.9+2.2+0.7+1+11
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
DeMar DeRozan 1,375 494 1,183 41.8 24 112 21.4 363 426 85.2 7 63
difference:+234+58+159+0.8+44+99+10.8+162+188+0.7+1+11
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
DeMar DeRozan 8.6
201077
Derrick Rose 16.8
+8.2
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 17.2
201182
Derrick Rose 20.8
+3.6
201078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 16.7
201263
Derrick Rose 25.0
+8.3
201181

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 18.1
201382
Derrick Rose 21.8
+3.7
201239

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+6.8
201479
Derrick Rose 15.9
201410

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.1
+2.4
201560
Derrick Rose 17.7
201551

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.5
+7.1
201678
Derrick Rose 16.4
201666

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 27.3
+9.3
201774
Derrick Rose 18.0
201764

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.0
+14.6
201880
Derrick Rose 8.4
201825

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 21.2
+3.2
201977
Derrick Rose 18.0
201951

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.1
+4.0
202068
Derrick Rose 18.1
202050

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 21.6
+6.9
202161
Derrick Rose 14.7
202150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 27.9
+15.9
202276
Derrick Rose 12.0
202226

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 24.5
+18.9
202374
Derrick Rose 5.6
202327

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 24.0
+16.0
202479
Derrick Rose 8.0
202424

DeMar DeRozan's additional seasons:

* DeMar DeRozan played 1 season more than Derrick Rose in the NBA.

In that year—his season 16 in 2025—he averaged 22.2 points in a total of 77 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20100
Derrick Rose 19.7
+19.7
20097

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20110
Derrick Rose 26.8
+26.8
20105

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20120
Derrick Rose 27.1
+27.1
201116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20130
Derrick Rose 23.0
+23.0
20121

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.9
+23.9
20147
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.3
20154
Derrick Rose 20.3
201512

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.9
+20.9
201620
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.4
+22.4
201710
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20170

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+8.5
201810
Derrick Rose 14.2
20185

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.0
+22.0
20197
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20190

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20200
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20200

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20210
Derrick Rose 19.4
+19.4
20215

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.8
+20.8
20225
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20220

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20230
Derrick Rose 0.0
20231

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20240
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20240

DeMar DeRozan's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, DeMar DeRozan didn't play in the postseason.

Share: