Dick McGuire vs. Coby White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Coby White and Dick McGuire, 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.

Dick McGuire played 11 years in the NBA, 6 more than Coby White, who played 5. Dick McGuire had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Coby White had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Dick McGuire 11 9 1949-50 to 1959-60
Coby White 5 1 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dick McGuire Coby White
Season 1949-502019-20
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div 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 %
Dick McGuire 68 - 8.6 - - - 5.7 - - - 2.4 2.8 8.3 .337 - - - 3.0 4.6 .652
Coby White 65 25.8 13.2 0.4 3.1 3.5 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.8 4.8 12.2 .394 2.0 5.8 .354 1.6 2.0 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 5 - 12.6 - - - 5.4 - - - 4.2 4.4 10.4 .423 - - - 3.8 5.2 .731
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dick McGuire Coby White
Season 1950-512020-21
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA 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 %
Dick McGuire 64 - 8.4 - - 5.2 6.3 - - - 2.4 2.8 7.5 .371 - - - 2.8 4.3 .649
Coby White 69 31.2 15.1 0.4 3.7 4.1 4.8 0.6 0.2 2.3 2.6 5.4 13.1 .416 2.4 6.6 .359 1.9 2.1 .901
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 14 - 5.3 - - 5.9 5.6 - - - 3.6 1.8 5.7 .313 - - - 1.7 3.8 .453
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dick McGuire Coby White
Season 1951-522021-22
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsBulls Lost East 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 %
Dick McGuire 64 31.5 9.2 - - 5.2 6.1 - - - 2.8 3.2 7.4 .430 - - - 2.9 4.5 .631
Coby White 61 27.4 12.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.2 4.6 10.6 .433 2.2 5.8 .385 1.3 1.5 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 14 39.0 10.4 - - 5.1 6.4 - - - 3.3 3.4 7.6 .449 - - - 3.5 6.1 .570
Coby White 5 19.6 8.4 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 1.0 3.0 9.0 .333 1.6 5.8 .276 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 4

Dick McGuire Coby White
Season 1952-532022-23
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA 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 %
Dick McGuire 61 29.2 7.2 - - 4.6 4.9 - - - 2.8 2.3 6.1 .381 - - - 2.5 4.4 .569
Coby White 74 23.4 9.7 0.2 2.6 2.9 2.8 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.6 8.0 .443 1.7 4.6 .372 0.8 0.9 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 11 32.7 7.5 - - 5.7 6.4 - - - 2.3 2.2 5.4 .407 - - - 3.2 5.0 .636
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dick McGuire Coby White
Season 1953-542023-24
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost E Div Round RobinDid 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 %
Dick McGuire 68 34.5 9.1 - - 4.6 5.2 - - - 2.9 3.0 7.3 .408 - - - 3.2 5.1 .638
Coby White 79 36.5 19.1 0.6 4.0 4.5 5.1 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.4 6.8 15.3 .447 2.6 7.0 .376 2.8 3.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 4 17.0 2.8 - - 1.0 1.3 - - - 3.0 1.0 4.0 .250 - - - 0.8 1.3 .600
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dick McGuire Coby White
Season 1954-55-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 71 32.5 9.1 - - 4.5 7.6 - - - 2.0 3.2 8.2 .389 - - - 2.7 4.3 .644
Coby White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 3 25.0 6.7 - - 3.0 4.0 - - - 2.3 2.0 6.3 .316 - - - 2.7 4.0 .667
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dick McGuire Coby White
Season 1955-56-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Dick McGuire 62 27.2 6.9 - - 3.5 5.8 - - - 2.4 2.5 7.1 .347 - - - 2.0 3.1 .627
Coby White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire ------- --- ----------
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dick McGuire Coby White
Season 1956-57-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Dick McGuire 72 16.5 5.3 - - 2.0 3.1 - - - 1.4 1.9 5.1 .383 - - - 1.5 2.3 .644
Coby White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire ------- --- ----------
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dick McGuire Coby White
Season 1957-58-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Dick McGuire 69 33.5 8.1 - - 4.2 6.6 - - - 2.6 2.9 7.9 .373 - - - 2.2 3.3 .667
Coby White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 7 33.7 9.6 - - 4.7 5.7 - - - 1.9 3.6 8.6 .417 - - - 2.4 3.4 .708
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dick McGuire Coby White
Season 1958-59-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 71 29.1 9.2 - - 4.0 6.2 - - - 2.1 3.3 7.6 .427 - - - 2.7 3.6 .740
Coby White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 3 36.3 15.7 - - 5.7 6.3 - - - 3.3 6.7 10.7 .625 - - - 2.3 3.7 .636
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dick McGuire Coby White
Season 1959-60-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 68 21.6 7.1 - - 3.9 5.3 - - - 1.6 2.6 5.9 .445 - - - 1.8 3.0 .617
Coby White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 2 21.0 5.5 - - 2.0 4.5 - - - 1.5 2.5 6.0 .417 - - - 0.5 1.5 .333
Coby White ------- --- ----------