Byron Scott vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Byron Scott, 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.

Byron Scott played 14 years in the NBA, 7 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Byron Scott had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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
Byron Scott 14 13 1983-84 to 1996-97
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1983-842017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Byron Scott 74 22.1 10.6 0.7 1.5 2.2 2.4 1.1 0.3 1.6 2.4 4.5 9.3 .484 0.1 0.5 .235 1.5 1.9 .806
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 %
Byron Scott 20 20.2 8.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.7 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.0 3.7 8.1 .460 0.1 0.5 .200 1.1 1.8 .600
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

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1984-852018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersSan 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 %
Byron Scott 81 28.5 16.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 3.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.4 6.7 12.4 .539 0.3 0.7 .433 2.3 2.8 .820
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 %
Byron Scott 19 30.8 16.9 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.2 0.2 1.3 2.5 7.3 14.1 .517 0.5 1.1 .476 1.8 2.3 .795
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

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1985-862019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 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 %
Byron Scott 76 28.8 15.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 2.2 1.1 0.2 1.4 2.2 6.7 13.0 .513 0.3 0.8 .361 1.8 2.3 .784
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 %
Byron Scott 14 33.6 16.0 1.1 2.9 3.9 3.0 1.4 0.1 2.1 2.7 6.4 12.9 .497 0.4 1.2 .353 2.7 3.0 .905
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1986-872020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Byron Scott 82 33.3 17.0 0.8 2.7 3.5 3.4 1.5 0.2 1.8 2.0 6.8 13.8 .489 0.8 1.8 .436 2.7 3.1 .892
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 %
Byron Scott 18 33.8 14.8 1.1 2.3 3.4 3.2 1.1 0.2 1.4 2.9 5.7 11.7 .490 0.4 1.9 .206 2.9 3.7 .791
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1987-882021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics 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 %
Byron Scott 81 37.6 21.7 0.9 3.2 4.1 4.1 1.9 0.3 2.0 2.5 8.8 16.6 .527 0.8 2.2 .346 3.4 3.9 .858
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 %
Byron Scott 24 37.4 19.6 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.5 1.4 0.2 2.0 2.7 7.4 14.9 .499 1.0 2.3 .436 3.8 4.3 .865
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

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1988-892022-23
Team 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 %
Byron Scott 74 35.2 19.6 1.0 3.1 4.1 3.1 1.5 0.4 2.1 2.4 7.9 16.2 .491 1.0 2.6 .399 2.6 3.1 .863
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 %
Byron Scott 11 36.5 19.9 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.3 1.6 0.2 1.8 2.8 7.2 14.5 .494 1.4 3.5 .385 4.2 5.0 .836
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

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1989-902023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Byron Scott 77 33.7 15.5 0.7 2.5 3.1 3.6 1.0 0.4 1.6 2.3 6.1 13.1 .470 1.2 2.9 .423 2.1 2.7 .766
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 %
Byron Scott 9 36.1 13.4 0.8 3.3 4.1 2.6 2.2 0.3 1.4 3.6 5.4 11.8 .462 1.4 3.8 .382 1.1 1.4 .769
Derrick White 9 33.3 18.2 0.6 3.1 3.7 3.6 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.7 6.4 13.0 .496 3.7 8.4 .434 1.7 1.9 .882

Season 8

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1990-91-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Byron Scott 82 32.1 14.5 0.7 2.3 3.0 2.2 1.2 0.3 1.0 1.8 6.1 12.8 .477 0.9 2.7 .324 1.4 1.8 .797
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 18 37.7 13.2 0.7 2.4 3.2 1.6 1.3 0.2 0.9 2.9 5.3 10.3 .511 1.1 2.1 .526 1.5 1.9 .794
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1991-92-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Byron Scott 82 32.7 14.9 0.9 2.9 3.8 2.8 1.3 0.3 1.5 1.7 5.6 12.3 .458 0.7 1.9 .344 3.0 3.5 .838
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 4 37.0 18.8 0.8 1.8 2.5 3.5 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.5 5.5 11.0 .500 1.8 3.0 .583 6.0 6.8 .889
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1992-93-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Byron Scott 58 28.9 13.7 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.7 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.7 5.1 11.4 .449 0.8 2.3 .326 2.7 3.2 .848
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 5 35.4 13.6 0.0 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.8 2.2 4.2 8.4 .500 1.6 3.0 .533 3.6 4.6 .783
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1993-94-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Byron Scott 67 17.9 10.4 0.3 1.4 1.6 2.0 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.2 3.8 8.2 .467 0.4 1.1 .365 2.3 2.9 .805
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 16 14.9 7.8 0.6 1.4 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.4 2.4 6.0 .396 0.6 1.2 .474 2.5 3.2 .784
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1994-95-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Byron Scott 80 19.1 10.0 0.2 1.7 1.9 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.5 3.3 7.3 .455 1.0 2.5 .389 2.4 2.8 .850
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 17 17.5 6.1 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.9 5.5 .340 0.5 2.0 .265 1.8 2.0 .882
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1995-96-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
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 %
Byron Scott 80 23.7 10.2 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.4 8.5 .401 0.9 2.8 .335 2.5 3.0 .835
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Byron Scott Derrick White
Season 1996-97-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 79 18.2 6.7 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.1 4.8 .430 0.9 2.4 .388 1.6 1.9 .841
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 8 16.6 6.4 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.1 0.0 1.0 1.9 1.9 4.1 .455 0.5 1.4 .364 2.1 2.4 .895
Derrick White ------- --- ----------