Caris LeVert vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Caris LeVert, 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.

Caris LeVert played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Derrick White, who played 8. Caris LeVert had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Caris LeVert 9 4 2016-17 to 2024-25
Derrick White 8 6 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Caris LeVert Derrick White
Season 2016-172017-18
Team Brooklyn NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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%
Caris LeVert 57 21.7 8.2 0.4 2.9 3.3 1.9 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.0 6.7 .450 1.0 3.2 .321 1.2 1.6 .720
difference:+40+13.5+5.0+0.1+1.7+1.8+1.4+0.7+0.1-0.6-1.1+2.1+4.8+.035+0.5+2.4+.294+0.4+0.4+.020
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%
Caris LeVert DNP------ --- ----------
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

Caris LeVert Derrick White
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Brooklyn NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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%
Caris LeVert 71 26.3 12.1 0.7 2.9 3.7 4.2 1.2 0.3 2.2 2.2 4.5 10.4 .435 1.2 3.5 .347 1.9 2.6 .711
difference:+4+0.5+2.2+0.2+0.3+0.3+0.2+0.4-0.8+0.6+2.3+.044+0.5+1.4+.009+0.5+0.8+.061
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%
Caris LeVert DNP------ --- ----------
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

Caris LeVert Derrick White
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Brooklyn NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Caris LeVert 40 26.6 13.7 0.9 2.9 3.8 3.9 1.1 0.4 1.7 1.9 5.2 12.1 .429 1.2 3.9 .312 2.1 3.1 .691
difference:+28+1.9+2.4+0.4+0.1+0.5+0.4+0.5+0.5-0.4-0.3+1.5+4.0+.029+0.7+.054+0.5+.162
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Caris LeVert 5 28.8 21.0 1.2 3.4 4.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.0 1.6 7.2 14.6 .493 2.4 5.2 .462 4.2 5.8 .724
Derrick White DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Caris LeVert Derrick White
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Brooklyn NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Caris LeVert 45 29.6 18.7 1.1 3.1 4.2 4.4 1.2 0.2 2.6 1.8 6.9 16.3 .425 1.8 4.9 .364 3.1 4.4 .711
difference:+9+3.3+0.7+0.5+1.2+0.9+0.5+0.8-1.3-0.7+1.7+3.7+.014+0.5+1.9+.018+0.4+1.2+.140
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Caris LeVert 4 35.0 20.3 2.0 4.0 6.0 9.5 1.3 0.3 3.3 1.8 6.8 18.3 .370 2.3 5.3 .429 4.5 6.3 .720
Derrick White DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Caris LeVert Derrick White
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Brooklyn Nets, Indiana PacersSan 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%
Caris LeVert 47 31.6 20.2 0.7 3.9 4.6 5.2 1.4 0.6 2.2 2.2 7.6 17.3 .441 1.8 5.5 .326 3.1 3.8 .811
difference:+28+2.3+7.0+0.2+0.9+1.1+0.3+0.5+0.2-0.6-0.1+3.1+6.6+.020+0.3+0.6+.014+0.4+0.7+.053
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%
Caris LeVert 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

Season 6

Caris LeVert Derrick White
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Indiana Pacers, Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Caris LeVert 58 30.7 17.0 0.7 2.9 3.7 4.3 0.9 0.4 1.9 2.3 6.5 14.7 .444 1.4 4.4 .320 2.5 3.3 .756
difference:+24+2.4+4.6+0.1+0.1+0.4+0.2+0.5-0.7-0.1+2.2+5.5+.018+0.4+0.4+.061+0.5+1.0+.119
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Caris LeVert DNP------ --- ----------
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

Caris LeVert Derrick White
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Caris LeVert 74 30.2 12.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.9 1.0 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.3 10.0 .431 1.7 4.4 .392 1.8 2.4 .722
difference:+1+2.4+3.1+0.4+0.4+1.3+0.9-0.1-0.2+1.0+1.5+.030+1.0+2.4+.004+0.1+0.3+.179
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Caris LeVert 5 34.0 15.0 0.8 3.8 4.6 2.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 2.0 5.4 12.6 .429 2.6 7.2 .361 1.6 2.6 .615
difference:+14+1.6+1.7+0.2+0.5+0.3+1.5+0.5+1.0-0.2-0.3+0.3+0.1+.023+0.8+1.3+.043+0.2+0.6+.306
Derrick White 19 35.6 16.7 1.0 3.3 4.3 4.1 0.9 1.2 0.8 2.3 5.7 12.7 .452 3.4 8.5 .404 1.8 2.0 .921

Season 8

Caris LeVert Derrick White
Season 2023-242024-25
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Caris LeVert 68 28.8 14.0 0.6 3.5 4.1 5.1 1.1 0.5 1.7 1.8 5.1 12.1 .421 1.6 4.9 .325 2.3 3.0 .766
difference:+8+5.1+2.4+0.3+0.1+0.4+0.3+0.2+0.6+0.5+0.5+.021+1.9+4.2+.059+0.5+0.9+.073
Derrick White 76 33.9 16.4 0.9 3.6 4.5 4.8 0.9 1.1 1.7 1.8 5.6 12.6 .442 3.5 9.1 .384 1.8 2.1 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Caris LeVert 11 25.3 10.1 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.3 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.3 4.0 9.3 .431 0.5 3.0 .182 1.5 2.4 .654
difference:+12.4+8.7+0.6+0.9+1.5+1.2+0.2+0.6-0.1-0.7+2.2+4.1+.032+3.1+6.5+.203+1.3+0.9+.207
Derrick White 11 37.7 18.8 1.3 3.8 5.1 3.5 0.6 1.1 1.2 2.0 6.2 13.4 .463 3.6 9.5 .385 2.8 3.3 .861

Additional Years

* Caris LeVert played 1 season more than Derrick White in the NBA.

In that period—his season 9 in 2025—Caris LeVert didn't play in the postseason.