Sam Perkins vs. Derrick Rose Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick Rose and Sam Perkins, 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.

Sam Perkins played 17 years in the NBA, 2 more than Derrick Rose, who played 15. Sam Perkins had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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
Sam Perkins	17	15	1984-85 to 2000-01
Derrick Rose	15	8	2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1984-85	2008-09
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bulls 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		%
Sam Perkins	82	28.3	11.0	2.3	5.1	7.4	1.6	0.8	0.8	1.2	2.9	4.2	9.0	.471	0.1	0.4	.250	2.4	3.0	.820
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		%
Sam Perkins	4	42.3	18.8	4.0	8.8	12.8	2.8	0.5	0.3	0.8	3.3	6.0	12.3	.490	0.3	1.0	.250	6.5	8.5	.765
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
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1985-86	2009-10
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Bulls 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		%
Sam Perkins	80	32.8	15.4	2.4	6.1	8.6	1.9	0.9	1.2	1.8	2.7	5.7	11.4	.503	0.1	0.4	.333	3.8	4.7	.814
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		%
Sam Perkins	10	34.7	14.9	3.0	5.3	8.3	2.4	0.9	1.4	1.6	3.2	5.7	13.3	.429	0.2	0.8	.250	3.3	4.3	.767
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
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1986-87	2010-11
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bulls Lost East 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		%
Sam Perkins	80	33.6	14.8	2.5	5.2	7.7	1.8	1.4	1.0	1.7	3.4	5.8	12.0	.482	0.2	0.7	.352	3.1	3.7	.828
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		%
Sam Perkins	4	33.3	17.0	3.0	5.5	8.5	1.3	1.0	0.3	2.3	4.0	6.5	13.0	.500	0.0	1.0	.000	4.0	5.8	.696
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
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1987-88	2011-12
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals	Bulls 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		%
Sam Perkins	75	33.3	14.2	2.7	5.3	8.0	1.6	1.0	0.7	1.6	3.0	5.3	11.7	.450	0.1	0.4	.167	3.6	4.4	.822
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		%
Sam Perkins	17	33.6	13.5	2.3	4.3	6.6	1.8	1.5	1.0	1.8	3.0	5.2	11.5	.451	0.1	0.4	.143	3.1	3.9	.803
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
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1988-89	2013-14
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Sam Perkins	78	36.7	15.0	3.0	5.8	8.8	1.6	1.0	1.2	1.8	2.9	5.7	12.3	.464	0.1	0.5	.184	3.5	4.2	.833
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		%
Sam Perkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Derrick Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1989-90	2014-15
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bulls 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		%
Sam Perkins	76	35.1	15.9	2.8	4.8	7.5	2.3	1.2	0.8	1.9	3.0	5.7	11.6	.493	0.1	0.4	.214	4.3	5.6	.778
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		%
Sam Perkins	3	39.3	15.0	3.3	4.0	7.3	2.7	1.0	0.7	2.3	5.7	5.3	12.0	.444	0.0	0.3	.000	4.3	5.7	.765
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
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1990-91	2015-16
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Sam Perkins	73	34.3	13.5	2.3	5.1	7.4	1.5	0.9	1.1	1.4	3.4	5.0	10.2	.495	0.2	0.9	.281	3.1	3.8	.821
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		%
Sam Perkins	19	39.6	17.7	2.2	6.1	8.3	1.7	0.8	1.4	1.9	3.6	6.4	11.6	.548	0.6	1.6	.367	4.4	5.7	.761
Derrick Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1991-92	2016-17
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Sam Perkins	63	37.0	16.5	3.0	5.8	8.8	2.2	1.0	1.0	1.3	3.0	5.7	12.7	.450	0.2	1.1	.217	4.8	5.9	.817
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		%
Sam Perkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Derrick Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1992-93	2017-18
Team	Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle Supersonics	Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals	Timberwolves 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		%
Sam Perkins	79	29.8	13.1	2.1	4.6	6.6	2.0	0.8	1.0	1.4	2.8	4.8	10.1	.477	0.3	0.9	.338	3.2	3.9	.820
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		%
Sam Perkins	19	32.9	14.4	1.7	5.3	7.0	1.9	1.0	1.3	1.1	2.9	5.2	11.8	.436	1.6	4.2	.380	2.5	2.9	.873
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
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1993-94	2018-19
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sam Perkins	81	26.8	12.3	1.5	3.0	4.5	1.4	0.8	0.4	1.3	2.4	4.2	9.6	.438	1.2	3.3	.367	2.7	3.4	.801
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		%
Sam Perkins	5	28.2	9.8	1.2	6.0	7.2	0.8	0.8	0.4	1.2	3.0	2.8	8.4	.333	1.2	2.8	.429	3.0	3.4	.882
Derrick Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1994-95	2019-20
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sam Perkins	82	28.7	12.7	1.2	3.7	4.9	1.6	0.9	0.5	0.9	2.3	4.2	9.0	.466	1.7	4.2	.397	2.6	3.3	.799
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		%
Sam Perkins	4	35.3	13.5	1.5	6.3	7.8	3.3	0.8	1.3	2.3	3.0	5.3	12.0	.438	2.5	5.5	.455	0.5	0.5	1.000
Derrick Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1995-96	2020-21
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost NBA Finals	Knicks 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		%
Sam Perkins	82	26.5	11.8	1.2	3.2	4.5	1.5	1.0	0.6	1.0	2.1	4.0	9.7	.408	1.6	4.4	.355	2.3	2.9	.793
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		%
Sam Perkins	21	31.1	12.3	1.0	3.3	4.3	1.7	0.7	0.3	1.4	2.1	4.3	9.3	.459	1.5	4.1	.368	2.2	2.9	.754
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
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1996-97	2021-22
Team	Seattle Supersonics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Sam Perkins	81	24.4	11.0	0.9	2.8	3.7	1.3	0.9	0.6	1.0	1.7	3.6	8.2	.439	1.5	3.8	.395	2.3	2.8	.817
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		%
Sam Perkins	12	28.3	8.4	1.3	3.2	4.4	1.3	1.0	1.0	1.1	2.8	2.6	7.7	.337	1.2	3.8	.311	2.1	2.4	.862
Derrick Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1997-98	2022-23
Team	Seattle Supersonics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	Knicks 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		%
Sam Perkins	81	20.7	7.2	0.7	2.5	3.1	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.8	2.0	2.4	5.8	.416	1.1	2.7	.392	1.2	1.6	.789
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		%
Sam Perkins	10	21.0	5.4	0.6	2.6	3.2	1.4	0.3	0.5	1.1	2.2	1.6	4.2	.381	1.0	2.4	.417	1.2	2.0	.600
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
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1998-99	2023-24
Team	Indiana Pacers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Sam Perkins	48	16.4	5.0	0.8	2.1	2.9	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.5	1.7	4.2	.400	0.7	1.9	.389	0.9	1.3	.717
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		%
Sam Perkins	13	11.2	4.1	0.2	1.8	1.9	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.5	1.0	1.4	2.7	.514	0.8	1.8	.458	0.5	0.7	.667
Derrick Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 16
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	1999-00	-
Team	Indiana Pacers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost NBA 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		%
Sam Perkins	81	20.0	6.6	0.8	2.8	3.6	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.7	2.3	5.4	.417	1.1	2.7	.408	1.0	1.2	.825
Derrick Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Perkins	23	18.2	4.8	0.7	2.4	3.2	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.3	2.0	1.5	4.6	.324	1.0	2.9	.348	0.8	0.9	.905
Derrick Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 17
	Sam Perkins	Derrick Rose
Season	2000-01	-
Team	Indiana Pacers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers 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		%
Sam Perkins	64	15.6	3.8	0.5	2.1	2.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.0	1.3	3.5	.381	0.6	1.7	.345	0.5	0.6	.842
Derrick Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Perkins	3	6.7	1.7	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	2.7	.250	0.3	1.3	.250	0.0	0.0	-
Derrick Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sam Perkins vs. Derrick Rose Season by Season Comparison

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

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17