Paolo Banchero vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose and Paolo Banchero 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.

Paolo Banchero 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 Paolo Banchero 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 3 NBA regular seasons played, Paolo Banchero averages 5 points more than Derrick Rose in his 15 seasons (22.4 points against 17.4). On the other hand Derrick Rose scored a total of 8,141 points more than Paolo Banchero (12,573 vs. 4,432).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 22.4
+5.0
3
Derrick Rose 17.4
15

Total Points

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 4,432
3
Derrick Rose 12,573
+8,141
15

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paolo Banchero has a better career point average than Derrick Rose (+6.1 points per game) while Derrick Rose scored more points (+805).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 28.0
+6.1
2
Derrick Rose 21.9
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 336
2
Derrick Rose 1,141
+805
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 1
Derrick Rose 1

40+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+3
Derrick Rose 3

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 35
Derrick Rose 56
+21

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 129
Derrick Rose 293
+164

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 190
Derrick Rose 594
+404

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 198
Derrick Rose 714
+516

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Derrick Rose 9
+9

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
Derrick Rose 12
+6

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 10
Derrick Rose 30
+20

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 11
Derrick Rose 48
+37

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 12
Derrick Rose 51
+39

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 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
Paolo Banchero 22.4 7.7 17.4 44.5 1.5 4.6 32.0 5.4 7.5 73.0 3 198
difference:+5.0+0.9+2.5+1.1+0.7+2.0+0.4+2.4+3.9+10.1+12+525
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
Paolo Banchero 4,432 1,531 3,440 44.5 291 908 32.0 1,079 1,478 73.0 3 198
difference:+8,141+3,390+7,358+1.1+299+958+0.4+1,062+1,097+10.1+12+525
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
Paolo Banchero 28.0 10.2 22.8 44.7 2.3 5.6 41.8 5.3 7.5 71.1 2 12
difference:+6.1+1.8+3.1+2.1+1.0+1.5+9.6+1.4+2.9+13.4+6+40
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
Paolo Banchero 336 122 273 44.7 28 67 41.8 64 90 71.1 2 12
difference:+805+314+751+2.1+40+144+9.6+137+148+13.4+6+40
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
Paolo Banchero 20.0
+3.2
202372
Derrick Rose 16.8
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 22.6
+1.8
202480
Derrick Rose 20.8
201078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 25.9
+0.9
202546
Derrick Rose 25.0
201181

Derrick Rose's additional seasons:

* Derrick Rose played 12 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 15, from 2012 to 2024—he averaged 15.7 points in a total of 483 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 5.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP
20230
Derrick Rose 19.7
+19.7
20097

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 27.0
+0.2
20247
Derrick Rose 26.8
20105

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 29.4
+2.3
20255
Derrick Rose 27.1
201116

Derrick Rose's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Derrick Rose played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.1 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23 ppg and his lowest 0.