Charles Oakley vs. Coby White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Coby White and Charles Oakley, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Charles Oakley played 19 years in the NBA, 13 more than Coby White, who played 6. Charles Oakley had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Coby White had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Charles Oakley 19 15 1985-86 to 2003-04
Coby White 6 1 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Charles Oakley Coby White
Season 1985-862019-20
Team Chicago BullsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Charles Oakley 77 23.0 9.6 3.3 5.3 8.6 1.7 0.9 0.4 2.3 3.2 3.6 7.0 .519 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.5 .662
difference:+12+2.8+3.6+2.9+2.2+5.1+1.0+0.1+0.3-0.6-1.4+1.2+5.2+.125+2.0+5.8+0.7+1.5+.129
Coby White 65 25.8 13.2 0.4 3.1 3.5 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.8 4.8 12.2 .394 2.0 5.8 .354 1.6 2.0 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Charles Oakley 3 29.3 10.0 3.3 6.7 10.0 1.0 2.0 0.7 1.7 4.3 3.7 7.0 .524 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.3 .615
Coby White DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Charles Oakley Coby White
Season 1986-872020-21
Team Chicago BullsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Charles Oakley 82 36.3 14.5 3.6 9.5 13.1 3.6 1.0 0.4 3.6 3.8 5.7 12.8 .445 0.1 0.4 .367 3.0 4.4 .686
difference:+13+5.1+0.6+3.2+5.8+9.0+1.2+0.4+0.2-1.3-1.2+0.3+0.3+.029+2.3+6.2+.008+1.1+2.3+.215
Coby White 69 31.2 15.1 0.4 3.7 4.1 4.8 0.6 0.2 2.3 2.6 5.4 13.1 .416 2.4 6.6 .359 1.9 2.1 .901
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Charles Oakley 3 43.0 20.0 5.7 9.7 15.3 2.0 1.3 0.3 2.7 4.3 6.3 16.7 .380 0.7 1.3 .500 6.7 8.0 .833
Coby White DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Charles Oakley Coby White
Season 1987-882021-22
Team Chicago BullsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Charles Oakley 82 34.3 12.4 4.0 9.0 13.0 3.0 0.8 0.3 2.9 3.3 4.6 9.5 .483 0.0 0.1 .250 3.2 4.4 .727
difference:+21+6.9+0.3+3.7+6.3+10.0+0.1+0.3+0.1-1.8-1.1+1.1+.050+2.2+5.7+.135+1.9+2.9+.130
Coby White 61 27.4 12.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.2 4.6 10.6 .433 2.2 5.8 .385 1.3 1.5 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Charles Oakley 10 37.3 10.1 3.9 8.9 12.8 3.2 0.6 0.4 1.8 3.3 4.0 9.1 .440 0.0 0.2 .000 2.1 2.4 .875
difference:+5+17.7+1.7+3.9+5.5+9.4+1.4+0.4+0.4-0.6-2.3+1.0+0.1+.107+1.6+5.6+.276+1.3+1.4+.075
Coby White 5 19.6 8.4 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 1.0 3.0 9.0 .333 1.6 5.8 .276 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 4
Charles Oakley Coby White
Season 1988-892022-23
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Charles Oakley 82 31.8 12.9 4.2 6.3 10.5 2.3 1.3 0.2 3.0 3.3 5.2 10.2 .510 0.1 0.6 .250 2.4 3.1 .773
difference:+8+8.4+3.2+4.0+3.7+7.6+0.5+0.6+0.1-2.0-1.7+1.6+2.2+.067+1.6+4.0+.122+1.6+2.2+.098
Coby White 74 23.4 9.7 0.2 2.6 2.9 2.8 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.6 8.0 .443 1.7 4.6 .372 0.8 0.9 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Charles Oakley 9 33.2 9.7 4.8 6.4 11.2 1.2 1.3 0.1 2.4 3.4 3.9 8.1 .479 0.1 0.2 .500 1.8 2.7 .667
Coby White DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Charles Oakley Coby White
Season 1989-902023-24
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
Charles Oakley 61 36.0 14.6 4.2 7.7 11.9 2.4 1.0 0.3 2.7 3.6 5.5 10.5 .524 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.7 .761
difference:+18+0.5+4.5+3.6+3.7+7.4+2.7+0.3+0.1-0.6-1.2+1.3+4.8+.077+2.6+7.0+0.8+1.4+.077
Coby White 79 36.5 19.1 0.6 4.0 4.5 5.1 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.4 6.8 15.3 .447 2.6 7.0 .376 2.8 3.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Charles Oakley 10 33.6 12.1 3.9 7.1 11.0 2.7 1.1 0.2 2.2 3.3 4.3 8.4 .512 0.1 0.1 1.000 3.4 5.2 .654
Coby White DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Charles Oakley Coby White
Season 1990-912024-25
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Charles Oakley 76 36.0 11.2 4.0 8.1 12.1 2.7 0.8 0.2 2.8 3.8 4.0 7.8 .516 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 4.0 .784
difference:+2+2.9+9.2+3.7+4.7+8.4+1.8+0.1-0.4-1.7+2.9+7.3+.063+2.9+7.9+0.6+0.1+.118
Coby White 74 33.1 20.4 0.3 3.4 3.7 4.5 0.9 0.2 2.4 2.1 6.9 15.1 .453 2.9 7.9 .370 3.7 4.1 .902
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Charles Oakley 3 33.3 7.7 5.0 5.3 10.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 2.3 4.3 3.3 7.0 .476 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500
Coby White DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Charles Oakley played 13 seasons more than Coby White in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 19, from 1992 to 2004—Charles Oakley played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Coby White, Charles Oakley got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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