Daniel Gafford vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Daniel Gafford, 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 / 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.

Daniel Gafford played 7 years in the NBA, 2 less than Derrick White, who played 9. Daniel Gafford had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Daniel Gafford	7	2	2019-20 to 2025-26
Derrick White	9	6	2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Daniel Gafford	Derrick White
Season	2019-20	2017-18
Team	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Spurs 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Daniel Gafford	43	14.2	5.1	1.2	1.3	2.5	0.5	0.3	1.3	0.7	2.3	2.2	3.1	.701	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.4	.533
difference:	+26	+6.0	+1.9	+0.9	+0.1	+1.0		+0.1	+1.1	-0.3	-1.8	+1.3	+1.2	+.216	+0.5	+0.8		+0.1	+0.2	+.167
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		%
Daniel Gafford	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
	Daniel Gafford	Derrick White
Season	2020-21	2018-19
Team	Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Spurs 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Daniel Gafford	54	14.6	7.0	1.7	2.5	4.3	0.5	0.5	1.4	0.8	1.8	2.9	4.2	.684	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.0	.667
difference:	+13	+11.2	+2.9	+1.2	+0.7	+0.6	+3.4	+0.5	+0.7	-0.6	-0.4	+1.0	+3.9	+.205	+0.7	+2.1		+0.1	+0.2	+.105
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		%
Daniel Gafford	5	23.4	11.8	2.8	3.0	5.8	0.6	1.0	2.0	0.6	3.4	4.4	5.2	.846	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.8	.625
difference:	+2	+3.9	+3.3	+2.7	+0.1	+2.8	+2.4	+0.3	+1.3	-1.5	-1.0	+1.5	+5.5	+.299	+0.7	+2.4		+0.3	+1.1	+.106
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
	Daniel Gafford	Derrick White
Season	2021-22	2019-20
Team	Washington Wizards	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Daniel Gafford	72	20.1	9.4	2.2	3.5	5.7	0.9	0.4	1.4	0.9	2.4	4.0	5.7	.693	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.1	.699
difference:	+4	+4.6	+1.9	+1.7	+0.7	+2.4	+2.6	+0.2	+0.5	-0.4	-0.2	+0.3	+2.4	+.235	+1.2	+3.2		+1.1	+1.0	+.154
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 Daniel Gafford nor Derrick White played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Daniel Gafford	Derrick White
Season	2022-23	2020-21
Team	Washington Wizards	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Daniel Gafford	78	20.6	9.0	2.1	3.5	5.6	1.1	0.4	1.3	1.1	2.4	3.7	5.1	.732	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.4	.679
difference:	+42	+9.0	+6.4	+1.7	+0.9	+2.6	+2.4	+0.3	+0.3	-0.2	-0.1	+1.5	+7.5	+.321	+2.3	+6.8		+1.1	+0.8	+.172
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 Daniel Gafford nor Derrick White played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Daniel Gafford	Derrick White
Season	2023-24	2021-22
Team	Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks	San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Daniel Gafford	74	24.5	11.0	2.6	5.0	7.6	1.6	0.9	2.1	1.0	3.1	4.7	6.5	.725	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.4	.674
difference:	+1	+4.8	+2.2	+2.1	+2.0	+4.1	+3.3		+1.3	-0.6	-0.8	+0.2	+4.2	+.304	+1.5	+4.9		+1.1	+0.7	+.190
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		%
Daniel Gafford	22	20.2	9.0	1.9	3.6	5.5	0.7	0.3	1.5	0.9	1.7	3.5	5.6	.634	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.0	.631
difference:	+1	+5.2	+0.5	+1.6	+0.9	+2.5	+2.0	+0.6	+0.9	-0.4	-0.3	+0.7	+2.1	+.270	+1.1	+3.6		+0.1	+0.8	+.193
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
	Daniel Gafford	Derrick White
Season	2024-25	2022-23
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Daniel Gafford	57	21.5	12.3	2.7	4.1	6.8	1.4	0.4	1.8	1.2	2.7	5.0	7.1	.702	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.4	.689
difference:	+25	+6.8	+0.1	+2.1	+1.2	+3.2	+2.5	+0.3	+0.9		-0.5	+0.7	+2.1	+.240	+1.8	+4.8		+0.4	+1.1	+.186
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		%
Daniel Gafford	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
	Daniel Gafford	Derrick White
Season	2025-26	2023-24
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Daniel Gafford	17	21.9	8.5	2.2	3.9	6.1	1.3	0.9	1.5	1.6	2.8	3.2	5.2	.614	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	2.8	.787
difference:	+56	+10.7	+6.7	+1.5	+0.4	+1.9	+3.9	+0.1	+0.3	-0.1	-0.7	+2.1	+6.3	+.153	+2.7	+6.8		+0.3	+0.7	+.114
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		%
Daniel Gafford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Additional Years

* Derrick White played 2 seasons more than Daniel Gafford in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2025 to 2026—Derrick White played in one postseason.

Daniel Gafford vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Daniel Gafford, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years