Ben Poquette vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

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

Ben Poquette played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Ben Poquette had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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 Poquette 10 1 1977-78 to 1986-87
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ben Poquette Derrick White
Season 1977-782017-18
Team Detroit PistonsSan 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 Poquette 52 12.0 4.5 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.8 4.3 .422 - - - 0.8 1.2 .700
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 Poquette ------- --- ----------
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 Poquette Derrick White
Season 1978-792018-19
Team Detroit PistonsSan 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 Poquette 76 17.6 6.7 1.3 3.1 4.4 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.9 2.6 2.6 6.1 .427 - - - 1.5 1.9 .782
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 Poquette ------- --- ----------
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 Poquette Derrick White
Season 1979-802019-20
Team Utah JazzSan 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 Poquette 82 28.6 8.9 1.5 5.3 6.8 1.6 0.5 2.0 1.3 3.5 3.6 6.9 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.0 .832
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 Poquette ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ben Poquette Derrick White
Season 1980-812020-21
Team Utah JazzSan 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 Poquette 82 34.2 9.5 2.0 5.7 7.7 2.0 0.8 2.1 1.5 4.2 4.0 7.5 .528 0.0 0.1 .500 1.5 2.0 .778
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 Poquette ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ben Poquette Derrick White
Season 1981-822021-22
Team Utah JazzSan 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 Poquette 82 20.7 6.6 1.4 3.6 5.0 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.9 2.7 5.2 .514 0.0 0.1 .300 1.2 1.5 .808
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 Poquette ------- --- ----------
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 Poquette Derrick White
Season 1982-832022-23
Team Utah JazzBoston 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 Poquette 75 31.1 11.0 2.1 4.9 6.9 2.2 0.9 1.5 1.3 3.5 4.4 9.3 .472 0.0 0.1 .200 2.2 2.9 .751
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 Poquette ------- --- ----------
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 Poquette Derrick White
Season 1983-842023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 Poquette 51 16.8 3.6 1.1 2.5 3.6 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.5 2.2 1.5 3.4 .439 0.0 0.1 .200 0.7 0.8 .791
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 Poquette ------- --- ----------
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 Poquette Derrick White
Season 1984-85-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Ben Poquette 79 21.0 6.7 1.9 4.1 6.0 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.8 2.7 5.8 .460 0.0 0.2 .176 1.4 1.7 .796
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Poquette 4 22.8 7.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.0 4.0 3.3 5.3 .619 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .800
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ben Poquette Derrick White
Season 1985-86-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 Poquette 81 18.5 5.0 1.5 3.1 4.6 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.3 2.0 4.3 .477 0.0 0.1 .200 0.9 1.2 .720
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Ben Poquette Derrick White
Season 1986-87-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls-
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 Poquette 58 10.4 2.8 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.1 .508 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.9 .800
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
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