Derek Fisher vs. Khris Middleton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Khris Middleton and Derek Fisher, 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 / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Derek Fisher played 18 years in the NBA, 5 more than Khris Middleton, who played 13. Derek Fisher had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Khris Middleton had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Derek Fisher 18 16 1996-97 to 2013-14
Khris Middleton 13 9 2012-13 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Derek Fisher Khris Middleton
Season 1996-972012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Derek Fisher 80 11.5 3.9 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.1 1.3 3.3 .397 0.3 0.9 .301 1.0 1.5 .658
difference:+53+6.1+2.2+0.2+0.8+0.7+0.5+0.1-0.5-0.9+1.0+1.9+.043+0.2+0.8+.010+0.3+.186
Khris Middleton 27 17.6 6.1 0.1 1.7 1.9 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.4 2.0 2.3 5.2 .440 0.5 1.7 .311 1.0 1.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 6 5.7 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.8 .273 0.0 0.8 .000 0.3 0.5 .667
Khris Middleton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Derek Fisher Khris Middleton
Season 1997-982013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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%
Derek Fisher 82 21.5 5.8 0.5 1.9 2.4 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.5 2.0 4.6 .434 0.4 1.0 .383 1.4 1.9 .757
difference:+8.5+6.3+0.2+1.1+1.4+2.0+0.1+0.1-1.5+2.6+5.8+.006+1.1+2.5+.031+0.2+.104
Khris Middleton 82 30.0 12.1 0.7 3.0 3.8 2.1 1.0 0.2 1.5 3.0 4.6 10.4 .440 1.5 3.5 .414 1.4 1.7 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 13 21.5 6.0 0.2 1.8 1.9 3.8 1.3 0.0 1.2 2.5 2.1 5.2 .397 0.5 1.5 .300 1.4 2.2 .621
Khris Middleton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Derek Fisher Khris Middleton
Season 1998-992014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisBucks 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%
Derek Fisher 50 22.6 5.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.9 1.2 0.0 1.5 1.9 2.0 5.3 .376 0.8 1.9 .392 1.2 1.6 .759
difference:+29+7.5+7.5+0.2+2.4+2.6+1.6+0.3+0.1-0.1-0.4+3.1+5.7+.091+0.6+1.5+.015+0.5+0.4+.100
Khris Middleton 79 30.1 13.4 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.3 1.5 0.1 1.4 2.3 5.1 11.0 .467 1.4 3.4 .407 1.7 2.0 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 8 29.8 9.8 0.8 2.9 3.6 4.9 1.0 0.0 1.4 2.5 3.5 8.4 .418 1.3 3.6 .345 1.5 1.9 .800
difference:+2+8.9+6.0+0.4+0.4+0.1+2.9+1.3+0.5-0.3-0.2+2.3+6.9+.038+0.5+2.1+.021+0.8+0.6+.133
Khris Middleton 6 38.7 15.8 1.2 2.5 3.7 2.0 2.3 0.5 1.7 2.3 5.8 15.3 .380 1.8 5.7 .324 2.3 2.5 .933

Season 4

Derek Fisher Khris Middleton
Season 1999-002015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Derek Fisher 78 23.1 6.3 0.3 1.6 1.8 2.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.9 2.1 6.2 .346 0.7 2.1 .313 1.3 1.9 .724
difference:+1+13.0+11.9+0.3+1.7+2.0+1.4+0.7+0.2-1.3-0.7+4.3+8.3+.098+1.1+2.5+.083+2.2+2.0+.164
Khris Middleton 79 36.1 18.2 0.6 3.3 3.8 4.2 1.7 0.2 2.3 2.6 6.4 14.5 .444 1.8 4.6 .396 3.5 3.9 .888
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 21 15.3 4.7 0.2 0.9 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 1.4 1.6 3.8 .430 0.6 1.4 .414 0.9 1.2 .760
Khris Middleton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Derek Fisher Khris Middleton
Season 2000-012016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Derek Fisher 20 35.5 11.5 0.3 2.7 3.0 4.4 2.0 0.1 1.5 2.5 3.9 9.4 .412 1.3 3.2 .397 2.5 3.1 .806
difference:+9+4.8+3.2+0.1+1.2+1.2+1.0+0.6+0.1-0.7-0.2+1.3+2.1+.038+0.3+0.4+.036+0.3+0.1+.074
Khris Middleton 29 30.7 14.7 0.4 3.9 4.2 3.4 1.4 0.2 2.2 2.7 5.2 11.5 .450 1.6 3.6 .433 2.8 3.2 .880
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 16 35.8 13.4 0.3 3.5 3.8 3.0 1.3 0.1 0.8 2.8 4.8 9.9 .484 2.2 4.3 .515 1.6 2.1 .765
difference:+10+2.7+1.1+0.3+1.2+0.9+2.3+0.7+0.1-1.0+0.4+3.1+.087+1.0+1.1+.147+1.4+1.6+.053
Khris Middleton 6 38.5 14.5 0.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 2.0 0.0 1.8 2.8 5.2 13.0 .397 1.2 3.2 .368 3.0 3.7 .818

Season 6

Derek Fisher Khris Middleton
Season 2001-022017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Derek Fisher 70 28.2 11.2 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.6 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.7 3.9 9.5 .411 2.1 5.0 .413 1.3 1.6 .847
difference:+12+8.2+8.9+0.3+2.8+3.1+1.4+0.6+0.2-1.4-1.6+3.3+6.0+.055+0.3+.054+2.6+2.8+.037
Khris Middleton 82 36.4 20.1 0.5 4.7 5.2 4.0 1.5 0.3 2.3 3.3 7.2 15.5 .466 1.8 5.0 .359 3.9 4.4 .884
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 19 34.2 10.2 0.5 2.7 3.3 2.7 1.0 0.1 1.1 2.6 3.2 8.8 .357 1.5 4.3 .358 2.3 2.9 .786
difference:+12+5.1+14.5+0.4+2.3+1.8+0.4+0.1+0.6-1.2-1.7+6.4+7.2+.241+2.1+1.6+.252+0.3+0.2+.049
Khris Middleton 7 39.3 24.7 0.1 5.0 5.1 3.1 0.9 0.7 2.3 4.3 9.6 16.0 .598 3.6 5.9 .610 2.0 2.7 .737

Season 7

Derek Fisher Khris Middleton
Season 2002-032018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 34.5 10.5 0.5 2.4 2.9 3.6 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.4 4.1 9.5 .437 1.0 2.6 .401 1.2 1.5 .800
difference:+5+3.4+7.8+0.1+2.9+3.1+0.7+0.1+0.1-1.2-0.2+2.5+5.4+.004+1.3+3.6+.023+1.6+1.9+.037
Khris Middleton 77 31.1 18.3 0.6 5.3 6.0 4.3 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.2 6.6 14.9 .441 2.3 6.2 .378 2.8 3.4 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 12 35.4 12.8 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.8 1.5 0.1 1.5 3.3 4.4 8.5 .520 2.4 3.9 .617 1.5 1.8 .818
difference:+3+1.1+4.1+0.2+3.1+3.3+2.6+0.9+0.1-0.4-0.4+1.2+4.9+.102+0.3+2.2+.182+1.6+1.7+.067
Khris Middleton 15 34.3 16.9 0.6 5.7 6.3 4.4 0.6 0.0 1.9 2.9 5.6 13.4 .418 2.7 6.1 .435 3.1 3.5 .885

Season 8

Derek Fisher Khris Middleton
Season 2003-042019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 21.6 7.1 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.3 1.3 0.0 1.0 1.4 2.5 7.0 .352 0.6 2.2 .291 1.5 1.9 .797
difference:+20+8.3+13.8+0.3+4.0+4.3+2.0+0.4+0.1-1.2-0.9+5.1+8.3+.145+1.8+3.5+.124+1.9+1.8+.119
Khris Middleton 62 29.9 20.9 0.7 5.5 6.2 4.3 0.9 0.1 2.2 2.3 7.6 15.3 .497 2.4 5.7 .415 3.4 3.7 .916
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 22 23.1 7.5 0.5 2.1 2.5 2.2 0.8 0.0 0.9 2.1 2.7 6.7 .405 1.0 2.5 .418 1.0 1.6 .657
difference:+12+12.4+12.8+4.3+4.4+3.8+0.3+0.2-2.5-2.0+4.4+11.3+.011+1.3+4.0+.064+2.8+3.0+.169
Khris Middleton 10 35.5 20.3 0.5 6.4 6.9 6.0 1.1 0.2 3.4 4.1 7.1 18.0 .394 2.3 6.5 .354 3.8 4.6 .826

Season 9

Derek Fisher Khris Middleton
Season 2004-052020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 74 30.0 11.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.1 1.0 0.1 1.7 2.4 4.0 10.2 .393 1.5 3.9 .371 2.4 2.7 .862
difference:+6+3.4+8.5+0.3+2.8+3.1+1.3+0.1-0.9+3.5+5.6+.083+0.7+1.5+.043+0.7+0.8+.036
Khris Middleton 68 33.4 20.4 0.8 5.2 6.0 5.4 1.1 0.1 2.6 2.4 7.5 15.8 .476 2.2 5.4 .414 3.1 3.5 .898
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher DNP------ --- ----------
Khris Middleton 23 40.1 23.6 1.1 6.5 7.6 5.1 1.5 0.2 3.2 2.5 8.6 19.7 .438 2.6 7.6 .343 3.7 4.2 .887

Season 10

Derek Fisher Khris Middleton
Season 2005-062021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 31.6 13.3 0.4 2.1 2.6 4.3 1.5 0.1 1.9 2.9 4.4 10.8 .410 1.4 3.6 .397 3.0 3.6 .833
difference:+16+0.8+6.8+0.2+2.7+2.8+1.1+0.3+0.2-1.0-0.5+2.4+4.7+.033+1.1+3.0+.024+0.9+0.8+.057
Khris Middleton 66 32.4 20.1 0.6 4.8 5.4 5.4 1.2 0.3 2.9 2.4 6.8 15.5 .443 2.5 6.6 .373 3.9 4.4 .890
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher DNP------ --- ----------
Khris Middleton 2 36.0 14.5 0.5 4.5 5.0 7.0 1.5 0.0 5.5 3.0 5.0 12.0 .417 3.0 7.0 .429 1.5 1.5 1.000

Season 11

Derek Fisher Khris Middleton
Season 2006-072022-23
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 27.9 10.1 0.4 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.0 0.1 1.5 2.9 3.1 8.2 .382 0.6 1.9 .308 3.2 3.7 .853
difference:+49+3.6+5.0+0.4+1.9+2.4+1.6+0.3+0.1-0.7-0.8+2.3+4.1+.054+0.9+3.0+.007+0.4+0.6+.049
Khris Middleton 33 24.3 15.1 0.8 3.4 4.2 4.9 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.1 5.4 12.3 .436 1.5 4.9 .315 2.8 3.1 .902
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 16 27.8 9.5 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.6 1.0 0.1 1.2 3.2 3.1 7.6 .405 0.8 2.0 .375 2.6 2.8 .933
difference:+11+6.8+14.3+1.1+3.7+4.8+3.6+0.4+0.1-2.2-0.2+4.9+9.6+.060+1.8+4.4+.031+2.6+3.2+.066
Khris Middleton 5 34.6 23.8 1.4 5.0 6.4 6.2 0.6 0.0 3.4 3.0 8.0 17.2 .465 2.6 6.4 .406 5.2 6.0 .867

Season 12

Derek Fisher Khris Middleton
Season 2007-082023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 27.4 11.7 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.9 1.0 0.0 1.1 2.3 4.1 9.5 .436 1.4 3.4 .406 2.0 2.3 .883
difference:+27+0.4+3.4+0.4+2.1+2.6+2.4+0.1+0.3-1.2-0.3+1.7+2.2+.057+0.3+1.1+.025+0.2+0.1+.050
Khris Middleton 55 27.0 15.1 0.7 3.9 4.7 5.3 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.6 5.8 11.7 .493 1.7 4.5 .381 1.8 2.2 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 21 31.6 10.2 0.1 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.0 0.1 1.0 3.0 3.1 7.0 .452 1.0 2.4 .440 2.9 3.5 .836
difference:+15+6.7+14.5+1.9+5.1+7.0+2.2+1.5+0.1-1.3-1.2+6.1+12.0+.030+0.8+2.8+.085+1.6+1.5+.064
Khris Middleton 6 38.3 24.7 2.0 7.2 9.2 4.7 0.5 0.2 2.3 4.2 9.2 19.0 .482 1.8 5.2 .355 4.5 5.0 .900

Season 13

Derek Fisher Khris Middleton
Season 2008-092024-25
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 82 29.8 9.9 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.2 1.2 0.1 0.9 2.3 3.6 8.4 .424 1.5 3.7 .397 1.3 1.6 .846
difference:+45+7.0+2.0+0.1+1.4+1.4+0.9+0.3+0.1-0.6-0.3+0.7+0.7+.051+0.2+0.1+.036+0.6+0.7+.011
Khris Middleton 37 22.8 11.9 0.4 3.4 3.7 4.1 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.0 4.3 9.1 .475 1.3 3.6 .361 1.9 2.3 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 22 28.9 8.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 2.2 1.0 0.0 1.1 2.8 2.9 7.3 .394 0.9 3.0 .284 1.4 1.6 .861
Khris Middleton DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Derek Fisher played 5 seasons more than Khris Middleton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2010 to 2014—Derek Fisher played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.