Ben McLemore vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Ben McLemore, 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.

Ben McLemore played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Ben McLemore had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Ben McLemore 9 2 2013-14 to 2021-22
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ben McLemore Derrick White
Season 2013-142017-18
Team Sacramento KingsSan 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 %
Ben McLemore 82 26.7 8.8 0.6 2.2 2.9 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.5 3.1 8.3 .376 1.2 3.6 .320 1.4 1.7 .804
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 %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
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
Ben McLemore Derrick White
Season 2014-152018-19
Team Sacramento KingsSan 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 %
Ben McLemore 82 32.6 12.1 0.4 2.6 2.9 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.7 2.7 4.4 10.1 .437 1.7 4.8 .358 1.6 2.0 .813
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 %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
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
Ben McLemore Derrick White
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Sacramento KingsSan 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 %
Ben McLemore 68 21.2 7.8 0.5 1.7 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.1 2.9 6.7 .429 1.0 2.7 .362 1.1 1.5 .718
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 %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ben McLemore Derrick White
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Sacramento KingsSan 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 %
Ben McLemore 61 19.3 8.1 0.3 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.0 6.9 .430 1.1 2.8 .382 1.1 1.5 .753
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 %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ben McLemore Derrick White
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Ben McLemore 56 19.5 7.5 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.1 2.5 2.8 6.7 .421 1.0 2.8 .346 0.9 1.1 .828
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 %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
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
Ben McLemore Derrick White
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Ben McLemore 19 8.3 3.9 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.3 3.4 .391 0.9 2.2 .415 0.4 0.6 .667
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 %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
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
Ben McLemore Derrick White
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Ben McLemore 71 22.8 10.1 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.7 2.2 3.4 7.7 .444 2.5 6.4 .400 0.7 0.9 .746
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 %
Ben McLemore 11 11.8 4.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.6 .375 1.3 3.3 .389 0.0 0.0 -
Derrick White 10 33.6 18.2 0.6 3.2 3.8 3.8 0.4 0.9 0.8 1.9 6.5 13.4 .485 3.7 8.5 .435 1.5 1.7 .882

Season 8
Ben McLemore Derrick White
Season 2020-21-
Team Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Ben McLemore 53 17.1 7.7 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 2.5 6.9 .370 1.8 5.3 .346 0.7 1.0 .736
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 4 9.0 1.5 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.5 2.3 .222 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ben McLemore Derrick White
Season 2021-22-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Ben McLemore 64 20.1 10.2 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.6 3.4 8.4 .401 2.4 6.5 .362 1.1 1.4 .818
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
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