Jabari Smith vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Jabari Smith, 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.

Jabari Smith played 4 years in the NBA, 3 less than Derrick White, who played 7. Jabari Smith had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Jabari Smith 4 2 2000-01 to 2004-05
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jabari Smith Derrick White
Season 2000-012017-18
Team Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
Jabari Smith 9 7.3 2.9 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .667
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 %
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------
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
Jabari Smith Derrick White
Season 2001-022018-19
Team Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
Jabari Smith 23 7.9 3.2 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.3 1.1 2.7 .413 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .656
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 %
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Jabari Smith didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 3
Jabari Smith Derrick White
Season 2003-042019-20
Team Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Jabari Smith 31 5.4 2.1 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.3 .371 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.6 .600
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 %
Jabari Smith 4 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jabari Smith Derrick White
Season 2004-052020-21
Team New Jersey NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jabari Smith 45 14.4 3.7 0.6 1.8 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.3 1.4 3.3 .419 0.0 0.0 .500 0.9 1.2 .745
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 %
Jabari Smith 3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jabari Smith Derrick White
Season -2021-22
Team -San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------
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
Jabari Smith Derrick White
Season -2022-23
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------
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
Jabari Smith Derrick White
Season -2023-24
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------
Derrick White 14 35.1 17.8 0.9 3.2 4.1 4.6 0.9 1.3 0.7 2.4 6.3 13.4 .471 3.4 8.4 .407 1.8 2.0 .893
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