K.C. Jones vs. Derrick Rose Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick Rose and K.C. Jones, 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.

K.C. Jones played 9 years in the NBA, 6 less than Derrick Rose, who played 15. K.C. Jones had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Derrick Rose had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
K.C. Jones 9 9 1958-59 to 1966-67
Derrick Rose 15 8 2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season 1958-592008-09
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls 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 %
K.C. Jones 49 12.4 3.5 - - 2.6 1.4 - - - 1.2 1.3 3.9 .339 - - - 0.8 1.4 .603
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones 8 9.4 1.9 - - 1.5 1.3 - - - 1.0 0.6 2.5 .250 - - - 0.6 0.6 1.000
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

Season 2

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season 1959-602009-10
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls 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 %
K.C. Jones 74 17.2 6.3 - - 2.7 2.6 - - - 1.5 2.3 5.6 .408 - - - 1.7 2.3 .753
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones 13 17.8 5.5 - - 3.5 1.1 - - - 2.2 2.1 6.2 .338 - - - 1.3 1.7 .773
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

Season 3

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season 1960-612010-11
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones 78 20.6 7.6 - - 3.6 3.2 - - - 2.4 2.6 7.7 .338 - - - 2.4 3.6 .664
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones 9 11.4 2.8 - - 2.1 1.7 - - - 1.9 1.0 3.3 .300 - - - 0.8 1.6 .500
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

Season 4

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season 1961-622011-12
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls 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 %
K.C. Jones 80 25.7 9.2 - - 3.7 4.3 - - - 2.6 3.7 9.1 .406 - - - 1.8 2.9 .634
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones 14 23.5 9.0 - - 4.0 3.9 - - - 3.6 3.1 7.3 .431 - - - 2.7 3.8 .717
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

Note: Derrick Rose didn't play in 2012-13.

Season 5

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season 1962-632013-14
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
K.C. Jones 79 24.6 7.2 - - 3.3 4.0 - - - 2.8 2.9 7.5 .389 - - - 1.4 2.2 .633
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones 13 19.6 4.5 - - 2.8 2.8 - - - 3.2 1.5 4.9 .297 - - - 1.6 2.3 .700
Derrick Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 6

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season 1963-642014-15
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls Lost East 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 %
K.C. Jones 80 30.3 8.2 - - 4.7 5.1 - - - 3.2 3.5 9.0 .392 - - - 1.1 2.1 .524
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones 10 31.2 6.3 - - 3.7 6.8 - - - 4.0 2.5 7.2 .347 - - - 1.3 2.5 .520
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

Season 7

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season 1964-652015-16
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones 78 31.2 8.3 - - 4.1 5.6 - - - 3.4 3.2 8.2 .396 - - - 1.8 2.9 .630
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones 12 33.0 10.1 - - 3.3 6.2 - - - 4.1 3.6 8.7 .413 - - - 2.9 3.8 .778
Derrick Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 8

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season 1965-662016-17
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones 80 33.9 8.6 - - 3.8 6.3 - - - 3.0 3.0 7.7 .388 - - - 2.6 3.8 .690
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones 17 31.9 7.6 - - 3.1 4.4 - - - 3.8 2.6 6.4 .413 - - - 2.3 3.4 .684
Derrick Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 9

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season 1966-672017-18
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsTimberwolves 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 %
K.C. Jones 78 31.4 6.2 - - 3.1 5.0 - - - 3.5 2.3 5.9 .397 - - - 1.5 2.4 .630
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones 9 28.2 6.6 - - 2.7 5.3 - - - 4.0 2.7 8.3 .320 - - - 1.2 2.0 .611
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

Season 10

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season -2018-19
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
Derrick Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 11

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season -2019-20
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
Derrick Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 12

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season -2020-21
Team -Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
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

Season 13

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season -2021-22
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
Derrick Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 14

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season -2022-23
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
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 -

Season 15

K.C. Jones Derrick Rose
Season -2023-24
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
Derrick Rose ------- --- ----------