Derik Queen vs. Obi Toppin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Obi Toppin and Derik Queen, 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.
Derik Queen played 1 year in the NBA, 5 less than Obi Toppin, who played 6. Derik Queen had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, 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 |
| Derik Queen | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
| Obi Toppin | 6 | 4 | 2020-21 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Derik Queen | Obi Toppin | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2020-21 |
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans | New York Knicks |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Derik Queen | 27 | 25.2 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 9.5 | .504 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .111 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .798 |
| difference: | +35 | +14.2 | +8.6 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +4.2 | +3.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | -1.9 | -2.4 | +3.1 | +6.1 | +.006 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +.195 | +2.8 | +3.5 | +.067 |
| 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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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Derik Queen | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Obi Toppin played 5 seasons more than Derik Queen in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 6, from 2022 to 2026—Obi Toppin played in 3 Playoffs. |