Bob Gross vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Bob Gross, 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.

Bob Gross played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Bob Gross had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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
Bob Gross 8 3 1975-76 to 1982-83
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Gross Derrick White
Season 1975-762017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan 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 %
Bob Gross 76 19.4 6.8 1.8 2.2 4.0 2.1 1.2 0.6 - 2.4 2.8 5.3 .523 - - - 1.3 1.9 .683
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 %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Gross Derrick White
Season 1976-772018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs 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 %
Bob Gross 82 27.2 11.4 2.1 2.7 4.8 3.0 1.3 0.7 - 3.1 4.6 8.7 .529 - - - 2.2 2.6 .851
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 %
Bob Gross 19 30.7 14.1 2.6 3.3 5.9 4.2 1.7 0.8 - 4.4 5.8 9.8 .591 - - - 2.5 2.8 .889
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

Bob Gross Derrick White
Season 1977-782019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
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 %
Bob Gross 72 30.0 12.7 2.5 3.1 5.6 3.5 1.4 0.7 2.5 3.3 5.3 10.0 .529 - - - 2.1 2.6 .800
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 %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bob Gross Derrick White
Season 1978-792020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan 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 %
Bob Gross 53 27.2 9.7 2.0 2.7 4.7 3.5 1.3 0.9 2.3 3.0 3.9 8.4 .472 - - - 1.8 2.2 .807
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 %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bob Gross Derrick White
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Bob Gross 62 25.5 8.7 1.4 2.7 4.0 3.7 1.0 0.8 2.7 2.9 3.6 7.6 .468 0.0 0.2 .100 1.5 1.8 .833
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 %
Bob Gross 3 17.0 4.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.7 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
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

Bob Gross Derrick White
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Bob Gross 82 23.6 7.8 1.5 2.5 4.0 3.1 1.1 0.8 1.8 2.9 3.1 5.8 .528 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 1.9 .849
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 %
Bob Gross 3 20.0 9.0 1.7 1.0 2.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.7 3.0 3.0 4.7 .643 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.7 .643
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

Bob Gross Derrick White
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston 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 %
Bob Gross 59 23.3 7.2 1.7 2.7 4.4 2.1 1.3 0.7 1.5 2.7 2.9 5.5 .537 0.1 0.1 .500 1.3 1.8 .750
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 %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Gross Derrick White
Season 1982-83-
Team San Diego Clippers-
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 %
Bob Gross 27 13.8 3.1 1.2 1.3 2.4 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.6 1.3 3.0 .427 0.0 0.1 .333 0.4 0.7 .632
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------