Derek Anderson vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Derek Anderson, 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

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.

Derek Anderson played 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Derek Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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
Derek Anderson 11 5 1997-98 to 2007-08
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Derek Anderson Derrick White
Season 1997-982017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
Derek Anderson 66 27.9 11.7 0.8 2.0 2.8 3.4 1.3 0.2 1.9 2.1 3.6 8.9 .408 0.3 1.3 .202 4.2 4.8 .873
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 %
Derek Anderson 4 25.8 10.8 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.8 1.3 0.3 3.0 2.5 2.5 5.5 .455 0.0 0.0 - 5.8 6.5 .885
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

Derek Anderson Derrick White
Season 1998-992018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan 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 %
Derek Anderson 38 25.7 10.8 0.5 2.3 2.9 3.8 1.3 0.1 2.2 1.9 3.3 8.3 .398 0.6 1.8 .304 3.6 4.3 .836
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 %
Derek Anderson ------- --- ----------
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

Derek Anderson Derrick White
Season 1999-002019-20
Team Los Angeles ClippersSan 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 %
Derek Anderson 64 34.4 16.9 1.3 2.8 4.0 3.4 1.4 0.2 2.6 2.3 5.9 13.4 .438 0.9 2.8 .309 4.2 4.8 .877
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 %
Derek Anderson ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Derek Anderson Derrick White
Season 2000-012020-21
Team San Antonio SpursSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Derek Anderson 82 34.9 15.5 0.9 3.5 4.4 3.7 1.5 0.2 2.0 2.3 5.0 12.1 .416 1.2 3.1 .399 4.2 4.9 .851
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 %
Derek Anderson 7 27.7 7.7 0.4 2.3 2.7 2.4 0.4 0.0 2.1 1.4 2.3 8.7 .262 0.9 3.1 .273 2.3 3.0 .762
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Derek Anderson Derrick White
Season 2001-022021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Derek Anderson 70 26.6 10.8 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.2 1.6 3.5 8.7 .404 1.2 3.3 .373 2.5 3.0 .856
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 %
Derek Anderson 3 25.3 14.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.3 0.7 0.0 2.0 0.3 4.3 10.0 .433 0.7 2.0 .333 5.3 6.0 .889
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

Derek Anderson Derrick White
Season 2002-032022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Derek Anderson 76 33.6 13.9 0.7 2.8 3.5 4.3 1.2 0.2 1.7 1.9 4.7 10.9 .427 1.5 4.4 .350 3.0 3.5 .859
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 %
Derek Anderson 2 11.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000
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

Derek Anderson Derrick White
Season 2003-042023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Derek Anderson 51 35.5 13.6 0.5 3.1 3.6 4.5 1.3 0.1 1.8 1.5 4.5 12.0 .376 1.5 5.1 .305 3.0 3.7 .824
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 %
Derek Anderson ------- --- ----------
Derrick White 10 33.6 18.2 0.6 3.2 3.8 3.8 0.4 0.9 0.8 1.9 6.5 13.4 .485 3.7 8.5 .435 1.5 1.7 .882

Season 8

Derek Anderson Derrick White
Season 2004-05-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Derek Anderson 47 26.4 9.2 0.5 2.2 2.7 3.0 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.9 3.2 8.3 .389 1.2 3.2 .384 1.5 1.9 .805
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Anderson ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Derek Anderson Derrick White
Season 2005-06-
Team Houston Rockets, Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Anderson 43 24.3 8.1 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.3 2.3 2.5 7.0 .356 0.9 3.1 .299 2.2 2.6 .838
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Anderson 8 8.3 3.0 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.6 0.8 2.5 .300 0.6 1.8 .357 0.9 1.0 .875
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Derek Anderson Derrick White
Season 2006-07-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Derek Anderson 50 23.8 8.0 0.6 1.7 2.3 2.7 1.0 0.1 1.1 2.3 2.5 5.9 .429 1.1 3.0 .355 1.9 2.1 .877
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Anderson ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Derek Anderson Derrick White
Season 2007-08-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Derek Anderson 28 14.1 5.0 0.3 1.5 1.9 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.8 1.7 4.5 .376 0.7 1.9 .365 1.0 1.4 .737
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Anderson ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------