Ervin Johnson vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Ervin Johnson, 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.

Ervin Johnson played 13 years in the NBA, 6 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Ervin Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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
Ervin Johnson 13 9 1993-94 to 2005-06
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ervin Johnson Derrick White
Season 1993-942017-18
Team Seattle SupersonicsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West 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 %
Ervin Johnson 45 6.2 2.6 1.1 1.6 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.4 .415 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .630
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 %
Ervin Johnson 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Ervin Johnson Derrick White
Season 1994-952018-19
Team Seattle SupersonicsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West 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 %
Ervin Johnson 64 14.2 3.1 1.6 2.9 4.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.8 2.5 1.3 3.0 .443 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .630
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 %
Ervin Johnson 4 13.5 3.5 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 4.0 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.5 1.000
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
Ervin Johnson Derrick White
Season 1995-962019-20
Team Seattle SupersonicsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Ervin Johnson 81 18.8 5.5 1.6 3.8 5.3 0.6 0.5 1.6 1.2 3.0 2.2 4.3 .511 0.0 0.0 .333 1.0 1.6 .669
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 %
Ervin Johnson 18 14.1 3.1 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.8 2.5 1.3 3.4 .371 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .818
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ervin Johnson Derrick White
Season 1996-972020-21
Team Denver NuggetsSan 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 %
Ervin Johnson 82 31.7 7.1 2.8 8.3 11.1 0.9 0.8 2.8 1.4 3.5 3.0 5.7 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .615
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 %
Ervin Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ervin Johnson Derrick White
Season 1997-982021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Ervin Johnson 81 27.9 8.0 3.0 5.5 8.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 1.4 4.0 3.1 5.8 .537 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.9 .601
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 %
Ervin Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Ervin Johnson Derrick White
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Ervin Johnson 50 20.5 5.1 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.9 3.0 1.9 3.8 .508 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .610
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 %
Ervin Johnson 3 30.7 4.3 2.7 3.3 6.0 0.3 0.7 1.7 0.0 3.0 2.0 4.3 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
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
Ervin Johnson Derrick White
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Ervin Johnson 80 26.6 4.8 2.9 5.2 8.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.0 3.7 1.8 3.5 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.0 .605
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 %
Ervin Johnson 5 30.8 6.2 2.8 7.0 9.8 0.4 1.2 1.2 0.6 3.8 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.6 .611
Derrick White 6 33.8 22.8 0.7 2.5 3.2 3.5 0.3 0.8 1.0 1.5 8.3 14.5 .575 4.7 9.3 .500 1.5 1.7 .900

Season 8
Ervin Johnson Derrick White
Season 2000-01-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Ervin Johnson 82 24.2 3.2 2.5 5.0 7.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.6 3.1 1.3 2.4 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.1 .538
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ervin Johnson 18 32.3 5.4 3.3 7.5 10.8 0.6 0.5 2.1 0.7 2.9 2.2 3.8 .574 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.8 .625
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ervin Johnson Derrick White
Season 2001-02-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Ervin Johnson 81 20.5 2.6 1.8 4.0 5.8 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.6 2.7 1.1 2.4 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.8 .455
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ervin Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Ervin Johnson Derrick White
Season 2002-03-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Ervin Johnson 69 17.0 2.2 1.7 2.6 4.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.5 2.6 0.9 2.0 .452 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .682
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ervin Johnson 6 12.5 1.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.5 3.3 0.5 1.3 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Ervin Johnson Derrick White
Season 2003-04-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West 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 %
Ervin Johnson 66 14.6 1.9 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.5 2.4 0.8 1.6 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.4 .607
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ervin Johnson 18 19.8 2.7 1.5 3.2 4.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.3 3.1 1.1 2.1 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .625
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Ervin Johnson Derrick White
Season 2004-05-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
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 %
Ervin Johnson 46 8.9 1.6 0.9 1.5 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.9 0.6 1.2 .519 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.3 0.5 .640
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ervin Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Ervin Johnson Derrick White
Season 2005-06-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Ervin Johnson 18 4.5 0.8 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.4 0.9 .412 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 .500
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ervin Johnson 3 3.7 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
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