Derrick Rose vs. Pep Saul Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pep Saul and Derrick Rose, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Derrick Rose played 15 years in the NBA, 9 more than Pep Saul, who played 6. Derrick Rose had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Pep Saul had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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 |
Derrick Rose |
15 |
8 |
2008-09 to 2023-24 |
Pep Saul |
6 |
5 |
1949-50 to 1954-55 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
81 |
37.0 |
16.8 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
6.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
7.1 |
14.9 |
.475 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.222 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.788 |
Pep Saul |
49 |
- |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.404 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.723 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
7 |
44.7 |
19.7 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
3.6 |
8.4 |
17.1 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.800 |
Pep Saul |
2 |
- |
9.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
.538 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
78 |
36.8 |
20.8 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
8.6 |
17.6 |
.489 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.267 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.766 |
Pep Saul |
65 |
- |
4.3 |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
.339 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.686 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
5 |
42.4 |
26.8 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
7.2 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
11.4 |
25.0 |
.456 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.333 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
.818 |
Pep Saul |
9 |
- |
1.0 |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.333 |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
81 |
37.4 |
25.0 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
7.7 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
8.8 |
19.7 |
.445 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
.332 |
5.9 |
6.9 |
.858 |
Pep Saul |
64 |
23.1 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
6.8 |
.360 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.778 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
16 |
40.6 |
27.1 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
7.7 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
2.1 |
9.3 |
23.5 |
.396 |
1.6 |
6.3 |
.248 |
6.9 |
8.4 |
.828 |
Pep Saul |
13 |
40.8 |
11.3 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.3 |
9.3 |
.463 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.729 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
39 |
35.3 |
21.8 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
7.9 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
7.7 |
17.8 |
.435 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
.312 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
.812 |
Pep Saul |
70 |
25.7 |
7.4 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.7 |
6.7 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.710 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
1 |
37.0 |
23.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
9.0 |
23.0 |
.391 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
.500 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
Pep Saul |
12 |
24.8 |
7.2 |
- |
- |
2.3 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
2.6 |
6.2 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.727 |
Note: Derrick Rose didn't play in 2012-13.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
10 |
31.1 |
15.9 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
16.4 |
.354 |
1.6 |
4.7 |
.340 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.844 |
Pep Saul |
71 |
25.4 |
6.4 |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.3 |
6.6 |
.347 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.753 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pep Saul |
13 |
17.5 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
.353 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.735 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
51 |
30.0 |
17.7 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
4.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
6.6 |
16.4 |
.405 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
.280 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
.813 |
Pep Saul |
65 |
17.5 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
1.5 |
4.7 |
.317 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.772 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
12 |
37.8 |
20.3 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
7.8 |
19.6 |
.396 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
.348 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.897 |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
66 |
31.8 |
16.4 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
6.8 |
15.9 |
.427 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.293 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.793 |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
64 |
32.5 |
18.0 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
7.2 |
15.3 |
.471 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.217 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
.874 |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
25 |
16.8 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.435 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.233 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.870 |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
5 |
23.8 |
14.2 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
5.8 |
11.4 |
.509 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.700 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
51 |
27.3 |
18.0 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
7.1 |
14.8 |
.482 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.370 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.856 |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
50 |
26.0 |
18.1 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
7.4 |
15.1 |
.490 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.306 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.871 |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
50 |
25.6 |
14.7 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
5.7 |
12.2 |
.470 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.388 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.866 |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
5 |
35.0 |
19.4 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
8.0 |
16.8 |
.476 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
.471 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.000 |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
26 |
24.5 |
12.0 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
4.7 |
10.5 |
.445 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.402 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
.968 |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
27 |
12.5 |
5.6 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
5.9 |
.384 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.302 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
.917 |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
1 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
24 |
16.6 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
6.9 |
.461 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.366 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.889 |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Rose |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pep Saul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |