Cam Thomas vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Cam Thomas, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Cam Thomas played 5 years in the NBA, 4 less than Derrick White, who played 9. Cam Thomas had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 achievements, 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
Cam Thomas 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26
Derrick White 9 6 2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cam Thomas Derrick White
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Brooklyn NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam Thomas 67 17.6 8.5 0.2 2.2 2.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.0 3.3 7.5 .433 0.7 2.6 .270 1.3 1.6 .829
difference:+50+9.4+5.3+0.1+1.0+0.9+0.7+0.3+0.1-0.4-0.5+2.4+5.6+.052+0.2+1.8+.345+0.5+0.4+.129
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam Thomas 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+2+6.0+2.3+0.3+0.3+0.7+1.0+2.0+0.3+0.7
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
Cam Thomas Derrick White
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Brooklyn NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam Thomas 57 16.6 10.6 0.1 1.5 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.0 3.5 8.0 .441 0.9 2.3 .383 2.6 3.1 .868
difference:+10+9.2+0.7+0.4+1.7+2.0+2.5+0.6+0.6-0.3-1.2+0.4+0.1+.038+0.2+0.2+.045+1.2+1.3+.096
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam Thomas 2 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.5 .429 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+5+19.3+12.1+0.1+2.4+2.5+2.5+0.7+0.7-1.6-1.4+4.4+7.2+.118+0.7+1.4+.294+2.7+3.7
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
Cam Thomas Derrick White
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Brooklyn NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam Thomas 66 31.4 22.5 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.9 0.7 0.2 1.9 2.1 8.0 18.0 .442 2.2 6.0 .364 4.3 5.1 .856
difference:+2+6.7+11.2+0.1+0.1+0.6+0.1+0.7-0.6-0.1+4.3+9.9+.016+1.0+2.8+.002+1.7+2.0+.003
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
* Neiher Cam Thomas nor Derrick White played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Cam Thomas Derrick White
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Brooklyn NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam Thomas 25 31.2 24.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.8 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.8 8.0 18.2 .438 2.7 7.8 .349 5.3 6.0 .881
difference:+11+1.6+8.6+0.2+0.1+0.3+0.3+0.1+0.9-1.2-0.7+2.8+5.6+.027+0.4+1.0+.003+2.6+2.8+.030
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
* Neiher Cam Thomas nor Derrick White played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Cam Thomas Derrick White
Season 2025-262021-22
Team Brooklyn NetsSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam Thomas 8 28.3 21.4 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.6 0.5 0.1 2.0 1.9 6.6 16.5 .402 2.0 5.6 .356 6.1 7.0 .875
difference:+67+1.0+8.2+0.1+2.0+2.1+2.3+0.4+0.7-0.4-0.4+2.1+5.8+.019+0.5+0.7+.044+3.4+3.9+.011
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Derrick White played 4 seasons more than Cam Thomas in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2023 to 2026—Derrick White played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 4 extra years over Cam Thomas, Derrick White got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
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