Isiah Thomas vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Isiah Thomas, 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.
Isiah Thomas played 13 years in the NBA, 4 more than Derrick White, who played 9. Isiah Thomas had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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 |
| Isiah Thomas |
13 |
9 |
1981-82 to 1993-94 |
| Derrick White |
9 |
6 |
2017-18 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
72 |
33.8 |
17.0 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
7.8 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
6.3 |
14.8 |
.424 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.288 |
4.2 |
6.0 |
.704 |
| difference: | +55 | +25.6 | +13.8 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +7.3 | +1.9 | | -3.8 | -3.0 | +5.4 | +12.9 | +.061 | +0.3 | | +.327 | +3.4 | +4.8 | +.004 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
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 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
81 |
38.2 |
22.9 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
7.8 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
9.0 |
19.0 |
.472 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.288 |
4.5 |
6.4 |
.710 |
| difference: | +14 | +12.4 | +13.0 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +3.9 | +1.5 | +0.3 | -2.6 | -1.7 | +5.1 | +10.9 | +.007 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +.050 | +3.1 | +4.6 | +.062 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
82 |
36.7 |
21.3 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
11.1 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
8.2 |
17.7 |
.462 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.338 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
.733 |
| difference: | +14 | +12.0 | +10.0 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +7.6 | +1.9 | +0.5 | -2.4 | -1.8 | +4.5 | +9.6 | +.004 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +.028 | +2.1 | +3.4 | +.120 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
5 |
39.6 |
21.4 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
11.0 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
7.8 |
16.6 |
.470 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.333 |
5.4 |
7.0 |
.771 |
| Derrick White |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
81 |
38.1 |
21.2 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
13.9 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
17.4 |
.458 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.257 |
4.9 |
6.1 |
.809 |
| difference: | +45 | +8.5 | +5.8 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +10.4 | +1.6 | +0.7 | -2.4 | -1.1 | +2.8 | +4.8 | +.047 | +1.9 | +5.4 | +.089 | +2.2 | +2.9 | +.042 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
9 |
39.4 |
24.3 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
11.2 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
9.2 |
18.4 |
.500 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.400 |
5.2 |
6.9 |
.758 |
| Derrick White |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
77 |
36.2 |
20.9 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
10.8 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
7.9 |
16.2 |
.488 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.310 |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.790 |
| difference: | +2 | +6.9 | +7.7 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +5.9 | +1.3 | +0.5 | -2.2 | -0.9 | +3.4 | +5.5 | +.067 | +1.2 | +3.8 | +.002 | +2.0 | +2.9 | +.074 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
4 |
40.8 |
26.5 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
12.0 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
10.3 |
22.8 |
.451 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
.000 |
6.0 |
9.0 |
.667 |
| difference: | +19 | +15.4 | +18.0 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +2.5 | +9.3 | +1.4 | +0.2 | -3.0 | -2.3 | +7.5 | +15.1 | +.087 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +.313 | +4.2 | +6.8 | +.157 |
| 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 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
81 |
37.2 |
20.6 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
10.0 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
7.7 |
16.7 |
.463 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
.194 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
.768 |
| difference: | +1 | +8.9 | +8.2 | +0.4 | | +0.3 | +6.1 | +1.2 | +0.7 | -3.0 | -0.9 | +3.4 | +7.5 | +.001 | +1.6 | +3.6 | +.187 | +2.9 | +4.1 | +.107 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
15 |
37.5 |
24.1 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
8.7 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
8.9 |
19.8 |
.451 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.303 |
5.5 |
7.3 |
.755 |
| difference: | +5 | +7.8 | +10.7 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +6.6 | +2.0 | +0.7 | -1.9 | -1.5 | +4.2 | +10.6 | +.054 | +1.8 | +3.3 | +.152 | +3.9 | +5.6 | +.157 |
| 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 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
81 |
36.1 |
19.5 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
8.4 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
7.7 |
16.6 |
.463 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.309 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
.774 |
| difference: | +8 | +3.5 | +4.3 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +3.2 | +0.7 | +1.0 | -1.9 | -0.6 | +2.4 | +5.1 | +.002 | +2.3 | +5.6 | +.087 | +1.9 | +2.8 | +.127 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
23 |
39.6 |
21.9 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
4.7 |
8.7 |
2.9 |
0.3 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
8.0 |
18.2 |
.437 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.295 |
5.4 |
6.6 |
.828 |
| difference: | +4 | +4.0 | +5.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +4.6 | +2.0 | +0.9 | -2.9 | -0.8 | +2.3 | +5.5 | +.015 | +2.8 | +6.6 | +.109 | +3.6 | +4.6 | +.093 |
| Derrick White |
19 |
35.6 |
16.7 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
5.7 |
12.7 |
.452 |
3.4 |
8.5 |
.404 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.921 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
80 |
36.6 |
18.2 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
8.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
7.1 |
15.3 |
.464 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.273 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
.818 |
| difference: | +4 | +2.7 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +3.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 | -2.0 | -0.8 | +1.5 | +2.7 | +.022 | +3.1 | +7.6 | +.111 | +1.8 | +2.3 | +.021 |
| Derrick White |
76 |
33.9 |
16.4 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
12.6 |
.442 |
3.5 |
9.1 |
.384 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.839 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
17 |
37.2 |
18.2 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
8.3 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
16.4 |
.412 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.267 |
4.2 |
5.6 |
.740 |
| difference: | +6 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +4.8 | +1.0 | +0.9 | -1.3 | -0.3 | +0.6 | +3.0 | +.051 | +3.1 | +7.7 | +.118 | +1.4 | +2.3 | +.121 |
| Derrick White |
11 |
37.7 |
18.8 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
13.4 |
.463 |
3.6 |
9.5 |
.385 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.861 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
81 |
37.0 |
18.4 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
9.4 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
7.1 |
16.3 |
.438 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.309 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
.775 |
| difference: | +76 | +2.8 | +1.4 | +0.3 | +0.3 | | +5.0 | +0.3 | +0.8 | -3.0 | -0.5 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +.127 | +2.3 | +9.5 | +.059 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +.163 |
| Derrick White |
5 |
34.2 |
17.0 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
18.0 |
.311 |
2.8 |
11.2 |
.250 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
.938 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Isiah Thomas |
20 |
37.9 |
20.5 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
8.2 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
7.4 |
16.0 |
.463 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
.471 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
.794 |
| Derrick White |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Isiah Thomas played 4 seasons more than Derrick White in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 13, from 1991 to 1994—Isiah Thomas played in two Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Derrick White, Isiah Thomas got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion