Anthony Davis vs. Malik Rose Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Malik Rose and Anthony Davis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Anthony Davis played 12 years in the NBA, 1 less than Malik Rose, who played 13. Anthony Davis had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Malik Rose had his rookie season in 1996-97. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Anthony Davis 12 6 2012-13 to 2023-24
Malik Rose 13 8 1996-97 to 2008-09

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Anthony Davis Malik Rose
Season 2012-131996-97
Team New Orleans HornetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 64 28.8 13.5 2.6 5.6 8.2 1.0 1.2 1.8 1.4 2.5 5.5 10.6 .516 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.5 .751
Malik Rose 54 9.7 3.0 1.3 1.7 3.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.8 2.1 1.1 2.4 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .613
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose 2 6.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Anthony Davis Malik Rose
Season 2013-141997-98
Team New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 67 35.2 20.8 3.1 7.0 10.0 1.6 1.3 2.8 1.6 3.0 7.8 15.0 .519 0.0 0.1 .222 5.2 6.6 .791
Malik Rose 53 8.1 3.0 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 1.1 2.6 .434 0.0 0.1 .333 0.7 1.2 .639
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose 5 3.4 2.0 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 3

Anthony Davis Malik Rose
Season 2014-151998-99
Team New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 68 36.1 24.4 2.5 7.7 10.2 2.2 1.5 2.9 1.4 2.1 9.4 17.6 .535 0.0 0.2 .083 5.5 6.8 .805
Malik Rose 47 12.9 6.0 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.2 2.6 2.0 4.3 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.1 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 4 43.0 31.5 2.3 8.8 11.0 2.0 1.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 11.8 21.8 .540 0.0 0.5 .000 8.0 9.0 .889
Malik Rose 17 11.5 2.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 3.1 0.8 2.2 .368 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .692

Season 4

Anthony Davis Malik Rose
Season 2015-161999-00
Team New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 61 35.5 24.3 2.1 8.1 10.3 1.9 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.4 9.2 18.6 .493 0.6 1.8 .324 5.3 7.0 .758
Malik Rose 74 18.1 6.7 1.8 2.7 4.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.3 3.1 2.4 5.2 .457 0.0 0.0 .333 1.9 2.7 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose 4 20.8 5.3 1.3 3.5 4.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.8 3.0 2.0 4.5 .444 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.3 .556

Season 5

Anthony Davis Malik Rose
Season 2016-172000-01
Team New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 75 36.1 28.0 2.3 9.5 11.8 2.1 1.3 2.2 2.4 2.2 10.3 20.3 .505 0.5 1.8 .299 6.9 8.6 .802
Malik Rose 57 21.4 7.7 1.7 3.7 5.4 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.3 2.6 2.8 6.5 .435 0.1 0.3 .176 2.0 2.8 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose 13 16.6 4.9 1.2 2.5 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 2.9 1.8 4.2 .418 0.1 0.2 .333 1.3 1.5 .850

Season 6

Anthony Davis Malik Rose
Season 2017-182001-02
Team New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf SemisSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 75 36.4 28.1 2.5 8.6 11.1 2.3 1.5 2.6 2.2 2.1 10.4 19.5 .534 0.7 2.2 .340 6.6 8.0 .828
Malik Rose 82 21.0 9.4 2.1 3.9 6.0 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.7 2.5 3.6 7.7 .463 0.0 0.1 .083 2.3 3.1 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 9 39.8 30.1 2.7 10.8 13.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.3 11.8 22.7 .520 0.7 2.4 .273 5.9 7.1 .828
Malik Rose 10 29.2 12.9 2.7 5.2 7.9 1.4 1.0 0.5 1.2 3.1 4.6 9.6 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 5.0 .740

Season 7

Anthony Davis Malik Rose
Season 2018-192002-03
Team New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 56 33.0 25.9 3.1 8.9 12.0 3.9 1.6 2.4 2.0 2.4 9.5 18.3 .517 0.9 2.6 .331 6.1 7.7 .794
Malik Rose 79 24.5 10.4 1.9 4.5 6.4 1.6 0.7 0.5 2.2 2.6 3.7 8.0 .459 0.0 0.1 .400 3.1 3.9 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose 24 23.3 9.3 2.0 3.7 5.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.8 3.0 3.1 7.5 .419 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.9 .766

Season 8

Anthony Davis Malik Rose
Season 2019-202003-04
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 62 34.4 26.1 2.3 7.0 9.3 3.2 1.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 8.9 17.7 .503 1.2 3.5 .330 7.2 8.5 .846
Malik Rose 67 18.7 7.9 1.6 3.1 4.8 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.7 2.4 2.6 6.0 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.4 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 21 36.6 27.7 2.6 7.1 9.7 3.5 1.2 1.4 2.5 2.7 9.8 17.1 .571 1.1 2.9 .383 7.1 8.5 .832
Malik Rose 7 8.1 1.4 1.7 0.7 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.9 0.6 2.3 .250 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.6 .500

Season 9

Anthony Davis Malik Rose
Season 2020-212004-05
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 36 32.3 21.8 1.7 6.2 7.9 3.1 1.3 1.6 2.1 1.7 8.4 17.0 .491 0.7 2.8 .260 4.4 5.9 .738
Malik Rose 76 19.4 7.0 1.7 2.8 4.5 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.7 2.6 5.8 .449 0.0 0.1 .100 1.8 2.4 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 5 28.8 17.4 1.4 5.2 6.6 2.6 0.6 1.6 1.2 1.8 5.0 12.4 .403 0.4 2.2 .182 7.0 8.4 .833
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Anthony Davis Malik Rose
Season 2021-222005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 40 35.1 23.2 2.7 7.2 9.9 3.1 1.2 2.3 2.1 2.4 9.3 17.4 .532 0.3 1.8 .186 4.4 6.1 .713
Malik Rose 72 15.5 4.4 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.0 1.5 3.9 .374 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.5 1.9 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Anthony Davis Malik Rose
Season 2022-232006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 56 34.0 25.9 3.5 9.1 12.5 2.6 1.1 2.0 2.2 2.6 9.7 17.2 .563 0.3 1.3 .257 6.2 7.9 .784
Malik Rose 65 12.5 3.0 0.7 2.0 2.7 1.0 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.8 1.1 2.9 .398 0.0 0.1 .250 0.6 0.8 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 16 38.0 22.6 2.4 11.7 14.1 2.6 1.4 3.1 2.1 2.9 8.3 15.9 .520 0.3 0.9 .333 5.8 6.8 .852
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Anthony Davis Malik Rose
Season 2023-242007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
Others NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 76 35.5 24.7 3.1 9.5 12.6 3.5 1.2 2.3 2.1 2.3 9.4 16.9 .556 0.4 1.4 .271 5.5 6.8 .816
Malik Rose 49 10.1 3.5 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.6 1.3 3.7 .367 0.0 0.1 .286 0.8 1.0 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis 5 41.6 27.8 3.0 12.6 15.6 4.0 0.4 1.6 2.2 3.8 11.8 18.6 .634 0.0 1.0 .000 4.2 5.2 .808
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Anthony Davis Malik Rose
Season -2008-09
Team -New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose 38 12.4 3.4 0.4 2.1 2.5 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.9 1.2 3.4 .344 0.0 0.2 .000 1.1 1.3 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Davis ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------