Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Derrick Rose scored more points in the regular season. 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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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 7.4 points more than Derrick Rose in his 15 seasons (24.8 points against 17.4). On the other hand Derrick Rose scored a total of 558 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (12,573 vs. 12,015).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.8 | +7.4 | 8 |
| Derrick Rose | 17.4 | 15 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 12,015 | 8 | |
| Derrick Rose | 12,573 | +558 | 15 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1 |  +1 |
| Derrick Rose | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better career point average than Derrick Rose (+3.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+45).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | +3.9 | 4 |
| Derrick Rose | 21.9 | 8 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | +45 | 4 |
| Derrick Rose | 1,141 | 8 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 335 | +42 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 293 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 443 | |||
| Derrick Rose | 594 | +151 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 482 | |||
| Derrick Rose | 714 | +232 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 2 | |||
| Derrick Rose | 9 | +7 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 34 | +4 | ||
| Derrick Rose | 30 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 41 | |||
| Derrick Rose | 48 | +7 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 46 | |||
| Derrick Rose | 51 | +5 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 0 | |||
| Derrick Rose | 1 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.8 | 8.6 | 17.2 | 50.3 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 36.0 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 86.3 | 8 | 484 |
| difference: | +7.4 | +1.8 | +2.3 | +4.8 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +4.4 | +3.2 | +3.6 | +3.2 | +7 | +239 |
| 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 | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 12,015 | 4,181 | 8,306 | 50.3 | 663 | 1,842 | 36.0 | 2,990 | 3,466 | 86.3 | 8 | 484 |
| difference: | +558 | +740 | +2,492 | +4.8 | +73 | +24 | +4.4 | +849 | +891 | +3.2 | +7 | +239 |
| 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 | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | 8.9 | 19.1 | 46.8 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 35.0 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
| difference: | +3.9 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +4.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +2.8 | +2.5 | +2.8 | +1.4 | +4 | +6 |
| 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 | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | 411 | 878 | 46.8 | 71 | 203 | 35.0 | 293 | 341 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
| difference: | +45 | +25 | +146 | +4.2 | +3 | +8 | +2.8 | +92 | +103 | +1.4 | +4 | +6 |
| 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
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Derrick Rose's additional seasons: | ||||
* Derrick Rose played 7 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 15, from 2018 to 2024—he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 253 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.1 ppg and his lowest 5.6. |
Playoffs
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 27.1 | +27.1 | 2011 | 16 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 23.0 | +23.0 | 2012 | 1 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 29.9 | +29.9 | 2025 | 23 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Derrick Rose's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Derrick Rose played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.3 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 0. |