Bud Olsen vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Bud Olsen, 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.

Bud Olsen and Derrick White both played 7 years in the NBA. Bud Olsen had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, 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
Bud Olsen 7 4 1962-63 to 1968-69
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bud Olsen Derrick White
Season 1962-632017-18
Team Cincinnati RoyalsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Bud Olsen 52 7.2 2.2 - - 2.0 0.8 - - - 1.5 0.8 2.6 .323 - - - 0.5 0.8 .692
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 %
Bud Olsen 5 4.2 3.0 - - 2.0 0.6 - - - 0.8 1.4 1.8 .778 - - - 0.2 1.0 .200
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
Bud Olsen Derrick White
Season 1963-642018-19
Team Cincinnati RoyalsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Bud Olsen 49 10.5 4.1 - - 3.0 0.6 - - - 1.6 1.7 4.3 .405 - - - 0.7 1.2 .561
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 %
Bud Olsen 2 5.0 3.0 - - 2.0 0.5 - - - 1.0 1.5 3.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Bud Olsen Derrick White
Season 1964-652019-20
Team Cincinnati RoyalsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Bud Olsen 79 17.4 7.5 - - 4.2 1.1 - - - 2.6 2.8 6.5 .438 - - - 1.8 2.5 .738
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 %
Bud Olsen 4 9.8 4.3 - - 2.3 0.3 - - - 2.0 1.8 4.3 .412 - - - 0.8 1.3 .600
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Bud Olsen Derrick White
Season 1965-662020-21
Team Cincinnati Royals, San Francisco WarriorsSan 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 %
Bud Olsen 59 10.2 3.4 - - 3.3 0.3 - - - 1.4 1.4 3.3 .420 - - - 0.7 1.5 .443
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 %
Bud Olsen ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Bud Olsen Derrick White
Season 1966-672021-22
Team San Francisco WarriorsSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Bud Olsen 40 8.7 4.3 - - 2.6 0.8 - - - 1.3 1.9 4.2 .449 - - - 0.6 1.5 .397
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 %
Bud Olsen 4 3.5 2.0 - - 2.3 0.3 - - - 0.5 1.0 3.3 .308 - - - 0.0 0.5 .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
Bud Olsen Derrick White
Season 1967-682022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston 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 %
Bud Olsen 73 12.3 3.8 - - 2.8 1.0 - - - 1.9 1.8 3.9 .456 - - - 0.2 0.8 .274
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 %
Bud Olsen ------- --- ----------
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
Bud Olsen Derrick White
Season 1968-692023-24
Team Boston Celtics, Detroit PistonsBoston 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 %
Bud Olsen 17 6.6 2.0 - - 1.5 0.6 - - - 0.8 0.9 2.5 .357 - - - 0.2 1.1 .222
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 %
Bud Olsen ------- --- ----------
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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