Vince Carter vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose and Vince Carter 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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Vince Carter 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 Vince Carter 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 0.7 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (17.4 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 13,155 points more than Derrick Rose (25,728 vs. 12,573).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
22
Derrick Rose 17.4
+0.7
15

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+13,155
22
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 Vince Carter (+3.8 points per game) while Vince Carter scored more points (+452).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
11
Derrick Rose 21.9
+3.8
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
+452
11
Derrick Rose 1,141
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+1
Derrick Rose 1

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+29
Derrick Rose 3

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+129
Derrick Rose 56

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+304
Derrick Rose 293

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+500
Derrick Rose 594

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+759
Derrick Rose 714

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+59
Derrick Rose 9

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Derrick Rose 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+1
Derrick Rose 1

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
Derrick Rose 12

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
+10
Derrick Rose 30

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
+20
Derrick Rose 48

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
+37
Derrick Rose 51

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 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
Vince Carter 16.7 6.0 13.8 43.5 1.5 4.0 37.1 3.1 3.9 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+0.7+0.8+1.1+2.0+0.7+1.4+5.5+0.1+0.3+3.3+7+818
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
Vince Carter 25,728 9,293 21,339 43.5 2,290 6,168 37.1 4,852 6,082 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+13,155+4,372+10,541+2.0+1,700+4,302+5.5+2,711+3,507+3.3+7+818
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
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88
difference:+3.8+2.1+4.5+1.0+0.1+0.1+1.6+0.2+0.5+4.9+3+36
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
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88
difference:+452+121+316+1.0+51+141+1.6+159+214+4.9+3+36
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
Vince Carter 18.3
+1.5
199950
Derrick Rose 16.8
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+4.9
200082
Derrick Rose 20.8
201078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+2.6
200175
Derrick Rose 25.0
201181

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+2.9
200260
Derrick Rose 21.8
201239

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
+4.7
200343
Derrick Rose 15.9
201410

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+4.8
200473
Derrick Rose 17.7
201551

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+8.1
200577
Derrick Rose 16.4
201666

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+6.2
200679
Derrick Rose 18.0
201764

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+16.8
200782
Derrick Rose 8.4
201825

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
+3.3
200876
Derrick Rose 18.0
201951

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
+2.7
200980
Derrick Rose 18.1
202050

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 16.6
+1.9
201075
Derrick Rose 14.7
202150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
+2.0
201173
Derrick Rose 12.0
202226

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 10.1
+4.5
201261
Derrick Rose 5.6
202327

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 13.4
+5.4
201381
Derrick Rose 8.0
202424

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 7 seasons more than Derrick Rose in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 22, from 2014 to 2020—he averaged 7.4 points in a total of 474 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.9 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Derrick Rose 19.7
+19.7
20097

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
20003
Derrick Rose 26.8
+7.5
20105

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+0.2
200112
Derrick Rose 27.1
201116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Derrick Rose 23.0
+23.0
20121

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Derrick Rose 20.3
+20.3
201512

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+26.8
20054
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+29.6
200611
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20170

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
+8.1
200712
Derrick Rose 14.2
20185

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20190

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20200

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 15.5
201014
Derrick Rose 19.4
+3.9
20215

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20220

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 8.3
+8.3
20124
Derrick Rose 0.0
20231

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20130
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20240

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 28 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

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