Bill Gabor vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Bill Gabor, 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.

Bill Gabor played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than Derrick White, who played 7. Bill Gabor had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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
Bill Gabor 6 5 1949-50 to 1954-55
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bill Gabor Derrick White
Season 1949-502017-18
Team Syracuse NationalsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA FinalsSpurs 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 %
Bill Gabor 56 - 10.9 - - - 1.9 - - - 3.5 4.0 12.0 .337 - - - 2.8 4.1 .689
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 %
Bill Gabor 10 - 7.6 - - - 2.5 - - - 2.7 2.5 9.7 .258 - - - 2.6 3.1 .839
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
Bill Gabor Derrick White
Season 1950-512018-19
Team Syracuse NationalsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsSpurs 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 %
Bill Gabor 61 - 11.3 - - 2.5 2.0 - - - 3.5 4.2 12.2 .342 - - - 2.9 4.0 .740
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 %
Bill Gabor 7 - 9.0 - - 2.9 2.6 - - - 3.4 3.9 10.3 .375 - - - 1.3 2.0 .643
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
Bill Gabor Derrick White
Season 1951-522019-20
Team Syracuse NationalsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bill Gabor 57 19.0 8.6 - - 1.6 1.5 - - - 3.3 3.0 9.4 .322 - - - 2.5 3.2 .776
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 %
Bill Gabor 7 11.4 4.9 - - 0.9 1.4 - - - 2.3 1.6 4.7 .333 - - - 1.7 2.3 .750
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Bill Gabor Derrick White
Season 1952-532020-21
Team Syracuse NationalsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Bill Gabor 69 19.4 9.4 - - 1.5 1.9 - - - 3.8 3.1 8.9 .350 - - - 3.1 4.1 .764
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 %
Bill Gabor 2 14.0 9.0 - - 1.5 1.0 - - - 6.0 2.5 6.0 .417 - - - 4.0 6.5 .615
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Bill Gabor Derrick White
Season 1953-542021-22
Team Syracuse NationalsSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
Bill Gabor 61 19.9 9.0 - - 1.6 2.7 - - - 3.0 3.3 9.0 .370 - - - 2.3 3.2 .716
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 %
Bill Gabor 10 19.6 7.6 - - 2.8 1.9 - - - 3.6 2.4 8.3 .289 - - - 2.8 4.0 .700
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
Bill Gabor Derrick White
Season 1954-552022-23
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics 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 %
Bill Gabor 3 15.7 5.7 - - 1.7 3.7 - - - 2.0 2.3 7.3 .318 - - - 1.0 1.7 .600
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 %
Bill Gabor ------- --- ----------
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
Bill Gabor Derrick White
Season -2023-24
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Bill Gabor ------- --- ----------
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 %
Bill Gabor ------- --- ----------
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
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