Pau Gasol vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose and Pau Gasol 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.

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Pau Gasol 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 Derrick Rose has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Pau Gasol 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.

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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Derrick Rose averages 0.4 points more than Pau Gasol in his 18 seasons (17.4 points against 17.0). On the other hand Pau Gasol scored a total of 8,321 points more than Derrick Rose (20,894 vs. 12,573).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Pau Gasol 17.0
18
Derrick Rose 17.4
+0.4
15

Total Points

Seasons
Pau Gasol 20,894
+8,321
18
Derrick Rose 12,573
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 Pau Gasol (+6.5 points per game) while Pau Gasol scored more points (+957).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Pau Gasol 15.4
12
Derrick Rose 21.9
+6.5
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Pau Gasol 2,098
+957
12
Derrick Rose 1,141
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 3
Derrick Rose 3

30+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 47
Derrick Rose 56
+9

20+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 454
+161
Derrick Rose 293

10+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 1,070
+476
Derrick Rose 594

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Pau Gasol 1,215
+501
Derrick Rose 714

0 Point Games (games without points)

Pau Gasol 11
+2
Derrick Rose 9

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 3
Derrick Rose 12
+9

20+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 37
+7
Derrick Rose 30

10+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 112
+64
Derrick Rose 48

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Pau Gasol 135
+84
Derrick Rose 51

0 Point Games (games without points)

Pau Gasol 1
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
Pau Gasol 17.0 6.5 12.8 50.7 0.1 0.4 36.8 3.9 5.1 75.3 18 1,226
difference:+0.4+0.3+2.1+5.2+0.7+2.2+5.2+0.9+1.5+7.8+3+503
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
Pau Gasol 20,894 7,980 15,729 50.7 179 486 36.8 4,755 6,311 75.3 18 1,226
difference:+8,321+3,059+4,931+5.2+411+1,380+5.2+2,614+3,736+7.8+3+503
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
Pau Gasol 15.4 6.0 11.8 50.8 0.1 0.3 29.7 3.4 4.6 74.1 12 136
difference:+6.5+2.4+7.9+8.2+1.2+3.8+2.5+0.5+10.4+4+84
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
Pau Gasol 2,098 812 1,600 50.8 11 37 29.7 463 625 74.1 12 136
difference:+957+376+576+8.2+57+174+2.5+262+387+10.4+4+84
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
Pau Gasol 17.6
+0.8
200282
Derrick Rose 16.8
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 19.0
200382
Derrick Rose 20.8
+1.8
201078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 17.7
200478
Derrick Rose 25.0
+7.3
201181

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 17.8
200556
Derrick Rose 21.8
+4.0
201239

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 20.4
+4.5
200680
Derrick Rose 15.9
201410

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 20.8
+3.1
200759
Derrick Rose 17.7
201551

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 18.9
+2.5
200866
Derrick Rose 16.4
201666

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 18.9
+0.9
200866
Derrick Rose 18.0
201764

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 18.9
+10.5
200866
Derrick Rose 8.4
201825

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 18.9
+0.9
2009NBA Champion81
Derrick Rose 18.0
201951

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 18.3
+0.2
2010NBA Champion65
Derrick Rose 18.1
202050

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 18.8
+4.1
201182
Derrick Rose 14.7
202150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 17.4
+5.4
201265
Derrick Rose 12.0
202226

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 13.7
+8.1
201349
Derrick Rose 5.6
202327

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 17.4
+9.4
201460
Derrick Rose 8.0
202424

Pau Gasol's additional seasons:

* Pau Gasol played 5 seasons more than Derrick Rose in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 20, from 2015 to 2019—he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 321 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.5 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20020
Derrick Rose 19.7
+19.7
20097

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20030
Derrick Rose 26.8
+26.8
20105

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 18.5
20044
Derrick Rose 27.1
+8.6
201116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 21.3
20054
Derrick Rose 23.0
+1.7
20121

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 20.3
+20.3
20064
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20070
Derrick Rose 20.3
+20.3
201512

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 16.9
+16.9
200821
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 16.9
+16.9
200821
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20170

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 16.9
+2.7
200821
Derrick Rose 14.2
20185

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 18.3
+18.3
2009NBA Champion23
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20190

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 19.6
+19.6
2010NBA Champion23
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20200

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 13.1
201110
Derrick Rose 19.4
+6.3
20215

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 12.5
+12.5
201212
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20220

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 14.0
+14.0
20134
Derrick Rose 0.0
20231

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20140
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20240

Pau Gasol's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Pau Gasol played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.6 points in a total of 31 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.4 ppg and his lowest 6.

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