Evan Mobley vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Evan Mobley, 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
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.
Evan Mobley played 4 years in the NBA, 4 less than Derrick White, who played 8. Evan Mobley had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 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 |
| Evan Mobley | 4 | 3 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Derrick White | 8 | 6 | 2017-18 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Evan Mobley | Derrick White | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2017-18 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Evan Mobley | 69 | 33.8 | 15.0 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 12.0 | .508 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .250 | 2.4 | 3.7 | .663 |
| difference: | +52 | +25.6 | +11.8 | +1.8 | +5.0 | +6.8 | +2.0 | +0.6 | +1.5 | -1.5 | -1.6 | +5.2 | +10.1 | +.023 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.365 | +1.6 | +2.5 | +.037 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Evan Mobley | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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| Evan Mobley | Derrick White | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2018-19 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | All-Defensive First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Evan Mobley | 79 | 34.4 | 16.2 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 12.0 | .554 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .216 | 2.6 | 3.8 | .674 |
| difference: | +12 | +8.6 | +6.3 | +1.9 | +3.4 | +5.3 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.8 | -0.4 | -0.6 | +2.7 | +3.9 | +.075 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +.122 | +1.2 | +2.0 | +.098 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Evan Mobley | 5 | 37.6 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 9.6 | .458 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .625 |
| difference: | +2 | +10.3 | +5.3 | +2.9 | +4.1 | +7.0 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +.089 | +0.7 | +2.2 | +.294 | +1.7 | +2.1 | +.106 |
| 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 |
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| Evan Mobley | Derrick White | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Evan Mobley | 50 | 30.6 | 15.7 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 11.0 | .580 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .373 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .719 |
| difference: | +18 | +5.9 | +4.4 | +1.7 | +4.3 | +6.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | +2.7 | +2.9 | +.122 | +0.8 | +2.0 | +.007 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.134 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Evan Mobley | 12 | 35.2 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 12.2 | .555 | 0.4 | 1.5 | .278 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .694 |
| Derrick White | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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| Evan Mobley | Derrick White | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Second Team | - |
| All-Defensive First Team | - | |
| Defensive Player of the Year | - | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Evan Mobley | 71 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 12.8 | .557 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .370 | 3.1 | 4.3 | .725 |
| difference: | +35 | +0.9 | +3.1 | +1.9 | +4.4 | +6.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.6 | -0.7 | -0.5 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +.146 | +1.1 | +3.6 | +.024 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +.126 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Evan Mobley | 8 | 32.1 | 17.1 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 10.9 | .586 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .452 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .840 |
| Derrick White | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Derrick White played 4 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2022 to 2025—Derrick White played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 4 extra years over Evan Mobley, Derrick White got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-Defensive Second Team |