Dereck Lively II vs. Obi Toppin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Obi Toppin and Dereck Lively II, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Dereck Lively II played 2 years in the NBA, 3 less than Obi Toppin, who played 5. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Obi Toppin had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 |
| Dereck Lively II |
2 |
1 |
2023-24 to 2024-25 |
| Obi Toppin |
5 |
4 |
2020-21 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dereck Lively II |
55 |
23.5 |
8.8 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
.747 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.506 |
| difference: | +7 | +12.5 | +4.7 | +2.1 | +2.6 | +4.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +1.2 | -0.5 | -1.7 | +2.3 | +2.0 | +.249 | +0.4 | +1.4 | | +0.4 | +1.1 | +.225 |
| Obi Toppin |
62 |
11.0 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
.498 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.306 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.731 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dereck Lively II |
21 |
22.0 |
7.9 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
.674 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.9 |
.590 |
| difference: | +16 | +9.0 | +1.5 | +1.9 | +2.9 | +4.8 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.8 | -0.4 | -1.1 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +.152 | +0.6 | +1.8 | | +0.7 | +1.7 | +.243 |
| Obi Toppin |
5 |
13.0 |
6.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
.522 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.333 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.833 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dereck Lively II |
36 |
23.1 |
8.7 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
.702 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.630 |
| difference: | +36 | +6.0 | +0.3 | +1.9 | +1.8 | +3.8 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +1.1 | -0.3 | -1.4 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +.171 | +0.7 | +2.3 | | | +0.3 | +.128 |
| Obi Toppin |
72 |
17.1 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
.531 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.308 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.758 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dereck Lively II nor Obi Toppin played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* Obi Toppin played 3 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 5, from 2023 to 2025—Obi Toppin played in 3 Playoffs. |
All-Rookie Second Team