Cheick Diallo vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Cheick Diallo, 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.

Cheick Diallo played 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Derrick White, who played 7. Cheick Diallo 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 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
Cheick Diallo 5 1 2016-17 to 2021-22
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cheick Diallo Derrick White
Season 2016-172017-18
Team New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
Cheick Diallo 17 11.7 5.1 1.4 2.9 4.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.1 4.5 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .714
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 %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
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
Cheick Diallo Derrick White
Season 2017-182018-19
Team New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Cheick Diallo 52 11.2 4.9 0.9 3.2 4.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.6 2.0 3.4 .580 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .758
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 %
Cheick Diallo 7 6.9 1.4 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.7 1.7 .417 0.0 0.0 - 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
Cheick Diallo Derrick White
Season 2018-192019-20
Team New Orleans PelicansSan 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 %
Cheick Diallo 64 14.0 6.0 1.2 4.0 5.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.6 4.2 .620 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.0 .746
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 %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Cheick Diallo Derrick White
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Phoenix SunsSan 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 %
Cheick Diallo 47 10.2 4.7 0.6 2.1 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.2 2.0 3.0 .648 0.0 0.1 .333 0.7 0.8 .872
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 %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Note: Cheick Diallo didn't play in 2020-21.

Season 5
Cheick Diallo Derrick White
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Cheick Diallo 3 10.3 3.7 1.3 2.7 4.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0 1.0 2.7 .375 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .833
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 %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
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
Cheick Diallo Derrick White
Season -2022-23
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
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 %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
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
Cheick Diallo Derrick White
Season -2023-24
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
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 %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
Derrick White 11 34.4 17.9 0.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 0.5 0.9 0.9 2.0 6.4 13.4 .476 3.6 8.5 .430 1.5 1.7 .895
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