Derek Fisher vs. Obi Toppin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Obi Toppin 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

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, 13 more than Obi Toppin, who played 5. Derek Fisher had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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
Derek Fisher 18 16 1996-97 to 2013-14
Obi Toppin 5 4 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Derek Fisher Obi Toppin
Season 1996-972020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+18+0.5+0.2+0.1+0.9+1.0+1.0+0.2+0.1-0.5-0.2+0.4+0.1+.101+0.1+0.5+.005+0.7+1.1+.073
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
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
difference:+1+7.3+5.1+0.8+1.3+2.1+0.6+0.2+0.2-0.4-0.5+1.9+2.8+.249+0.6+1.0+.333+0.7+0.7+.166
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

Season 2
Derek Fisher Obi Toppin
Season 1997-982021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
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:+10+4.4+3.2+0.5+0.9+1.3+3.0+0.6+0.4-0.7-0.1+1.5+2.0+.097+0.3+1.3+.075+0.1+0.2+.001
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
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
Obi Toppin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Derek Fisher Obi Toppin
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+17+6.9+1.5+1.0+1.0+2.9+0.9+0.2-0.9-0.9+0.8+1.0+.070+0.5+1.8+.048+0.6+0.9+.050
Obi Toppin 67 15.7 7.4 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.8 6.3 .446 1.3 3.7 .344 0.6 0.7 .809
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:+3+13.9+2.8+0.1+0.3+0.1+4.3+0.3+0.3-0.7-1.4+0.8+2.0+.011+0.1+0.3+.043+1.1+1.4
Obi Toppin 11 15.9 7.0 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.1 2.7 6.4 .429 1.2 3.9 .302 0.4 0.5 .800

Season 4
Derek Fisher Obi Toppin
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+4+2.0+4.0+0.7+1.3+2.1+1.2+0.4+0.5-0.2-0.2+1.9+0.9+.227+0.5+1.0+.090+0.4+0.7+.046
Obi Toppin 82 21.1 10.3 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.7 4.0 7.1 .573 1.2 3.1 .403 0.9 1.2 .770
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
difference:+4+4.9+6.2+0.4+2.9+3.4+0.3+0.1+0.4-0.4-0.2+2.7+4.1+.111+0.6+1.9+.057+0.2+0.3
Obi Toppin 17 20.2 10.9 0.6 3.8 4.4 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 4.3 7.9 .541 1.2 3.3 .357 1.1 1.5 .760

Season 5
Derek Fisher Obi Toppin
Season 2000-012024-25
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost NBA Finals
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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:+59+15.9+1.0+0.4+0.6+1.0+2.8+1.4+0.3-0.6-1.1+0.1+1.8+.117+0.1+0.6+.032+1.4+1.7+.025
Obi Toppin 79 19.6 10.5 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.4 4.0 7.6 .529 1.4 3.8 .365 1.1 1.4 .781
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:+7+16.7+4.0+0.3+0.2+1.7+0.6+0.2-0.2-0.8+1.2+2.5+.001+1.1+0.9+.194+0.5+0.5+.071
Obi Toppin 23 19.1 9.4 0.6 3.3 3.8 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.0 3.6 7.4 .485 1.1 3.4 .321 1.1 1.6 .694

Additional Years

* Derek Fisher played 13 seasons more than Obi Toppin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 18, from 2002 to 2014—Derek Fisher played in 11 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

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