Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Dorian Finney-Smith, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Dorian Finney-Smith played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Dorian Finney-Smith had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Derrick White had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Dorian Finney-Smith 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dorian Finney-Smith Derrick White
Season 2016-172017-18
Team Dallas MavericksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
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 %
Dorian Finney-Smith 81 20.3 4.3 0.7 2.1 2.7 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.5 4.1 .372 0.7 2.4 .293 0.6 0.8 .754
Derrick White 17 8.2 3.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.9 .485 0.5 0.8 .615 0.8 1.2 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dorian Finney-Smith ------- --- ----------
Derrick White 3 6.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Dorian Finney-Smith Derrick White
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Dallas MavericksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
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 %
Dorian Finney-Smith 21 21.3 5.9 1.0 2.5 3.6 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.0 2.2 5.8 .380 1.0 3.2 .299 0.5 0.7 .733
Derrick White 67 25.8 9.9 0.5 3.2 3.7 3.9 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.2 3.9 8.1 .479 0.7 2.1 .338 1.4 1.8 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dorian Finney-Smith ------- --- ----------
Derrick White 7 27.3 15.1 0.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.4 5.9 10.7 .547 0.7 2.4 .294 2.7 3.7 .731

Season 3
Dorian Finney-Smith Derrick White
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Dallas MavericksSan Antonio Spurs
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 %
Dorian Finney-Smith 81 24.5 7.5 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.9 2.3 2.8 6.5 .432 1.0 3.1 .311 0.9 1.3 .709
Derrick White 68 24.7 11.3 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.5 0.6 0.9 1.3 2.2 3.7 8.1 .458 1.2 3.2 .366 2.6 3.1 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dorian Finney-Smith ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dorian Finney-Smith Derrick White
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Dallas MavericksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Dorian Finney-Smith 71 29.9 9.5 2.0 3.7 5.7 1.6 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.5 3.4 7.4 .466 1.6 4.3 .376 1.1 1.5 .722
Derrick White 36 29.6 15.4 0.4 2.6 3.0 3.5 0.7 1.0 1.3 2.5 5.2 12.6 .411 2.3 6.8 .346 2.7 3.2 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dorian Finney-Smith 6 31.8 10.2 2.0 3.7 5.7 3.2 1.2 0.5 1.5 3.7 3.8 8.7 .442 1.8 5.0 .367 0.7 0.8 .800
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dorian Finney-Smith Derrick White
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Dallas MavericksSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Dorian Finney-Smith 60 32.0 9.8 1.6 3.8 5.4 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.8 2.3 3.7 7.8 .472 2.0 5.0 .394 0.5 0.7 .756
Derrick White 75 29.3 13.2 0.5 3.0 3.5 4.9 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.3 4.5 10.7 .421 1.5 4.9 .312 2.7 3.1 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dorian Finney-Smith 7 38.7 10.3 2.4 4.1 6.6 2.1 1.1 0.3 1.7 3.3 3.7 9.1 .406 2.3 5.3 .432 0.6 0.7 .800
Derrick White 23 25.4 8.5 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 0.9 0.6 1.3 2.0 2.8 7.7 .364 1.1 3.6 .313 1.8 2.2 .824

Season 6
Dorian Finney-Smith Derrick White
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Dallas MavericksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Dorian Finney-Smith 80 33.1 11.0 1.5 3.2 4.7 1.9 1.1 0.5 1.0 2.3 4.1 8.7 .471 2.2 5.4 .395 0.7 1.0 .675
Derrick White 82 28.3 12.4 0.6 2.9 3.6 3.9 0.7 0.9 1.2 2.2 4.3 9.2 .462 1.8 4.8 .381 2.0 2.3 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dorian Finney-Smith 18 38.2 11.7 1.8 3.7 5.5 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.9 4.1 8.7 .471 2.6 6.0 .426 0.9 1.3 .708
Derrick White 20 29.7 13.4 0.7 2.3 3.0 2.1 0.6 1.0 0.9 1.9 4.7 9.2 .505 2.5 5.5 .455 1.6 1.7 .912

Season 7
Dorian Finney-Smith Derrick White
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn NetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dorian Finney-Smith 66 30.4 8.3 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.9 2.2 3.0 7.6 .391 1.7 5.1 .337 0.7 0.9 .763
Derrick White 73 32.6 15.2 0.7 3.5 4.2 5.2 1.0 1.2 1.5 2.1 5.3 11.5 .461 2.7 6.8 .396 1.9 2.1 .901
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dorian Finney-Smith 4 25.3 6.3 1.5 3.0 4.5 0.8 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.3 5.8 .391 1.8 4.3 .412 0.0 0.0 -
Derrick White 14 35.1 17.8 0.9 3.2 4.1 4.6 0.9 1.3 0.7 2.4 6.3 13.4 .471 3.4 8.4 .407 1.8 2.0 .893

Season 8
Dorian Finney-Smith Derrick White
Season 2023-24-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
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 %
Dorian Finney-Smith 68 28.4 8.5 1.6 3.1 4.7 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.9 2.2 3.2 7.5 .421 1.7 4.9 .348 0.5 0.7 .717
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dorian Finney-Smith ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
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