Bill Turner vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Bill Turner, 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 Turner played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than Derrick White, who played 7. Bill Turner had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, 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 Turner 6 5 1967-68 to 1972-73
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bill Turner Derrick White
Season 1967-682017-18
Team San Francisco WarriorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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 Turner 42 11.5 4.1 - - 3.7 0.4 - - - 1.8 1.6 3.7 .433 - - - 0.9 1.4 .600
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 Turner 9 16.4 5.2 - - 3.2 1.1 - - - 3.3 2.1 4.4 .475 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750
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 Turner Derrick White
Season 1968-692018-19
Team San Francisco WarriorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Div SemisSpurs 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 Turner 79 18.8 7.8 - - 4.8 0.8 - - - 2.9 2.8 6.8 .415 - - - 2.2 2.9 .761
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 Turner 6 16.0 5.5 - - 4.2 1.2 - - - 2.3 2.2 5.8 .371 - - - 1.2 1.8 .636
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 Turner Derrick White
Season 1969-702019-20
Team San Francisco Warriors, Cincinnati RoyalsSan 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 %
Bill Turner 72 16.3 7.2 - - 4.2 0.6 - - - 2.7 2.7 6.5 .421 - - - 1.7 2.3 .737
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 Turner ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Bill Turner Derrick White
Season 1970-712020-21
Team San Francisco WarriorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 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 Turner 18 11.1 3.6 - - 2.3 0.4 - - - 1.3 1.4 4.6 .317 - - - 0.7 1.1 .650
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 Turner 2 9.0 3.0 - - 1.5 0.5 - - - 1.0 0.5 2.5 .200 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Bill Turner Derrick White
Season 1971-722021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 Turner 62 9.6 2.9 - - 2.1 0.4 - - - 1.1 1.1 2.9 .392 - - - 0.6 0.9 .755
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 Turner 3 3.0 1.3 - - 1.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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 Turner Derrick White
Season 1972-732022-23
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Bill Turner 21 6.0 2.0 - - 1.3 0.5 - - - 0.8 0.9 2.8 .328 - - - 0.2 0.3 .571
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 Turner 2 6.5 3.0 - - 1.0 0.0 - - - 0.5 1.0 2.5 .400 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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 Turner 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 Turner ------- --- ----------
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 Turner ------- --- ----------
Derrick White 7 33.3 21.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.7 0.3 0.9 1.0 1.7 7.6 14.0 .541 4.1 9.1 .453 1.7 2.0 .857
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