Jalen Duren vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Jalen Duren, 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 / 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.

Jalen Duren played 4 years in the NBA, 5 less than Derrick White, who played 9. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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
Jalen Duren 4 1 2022-23 to 2025-26
Derrick White 9 6 2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Duren Derrick White
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 67 24.9 9.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.9 5.9 .648 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.3 .611
difference:+50+16.7+5.9+3.1+4.3+7.4+0.6+0.5+0.7-1.0-2.2+3.0+4.0+.163+0.5+0.8+0.6+1.1+.089
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 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
Jalen Duren Derrick White
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 61 29.1 13.8 3.1 8.5 11.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 9.2 .619 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .790
difference:+6+3.3+3.9+2.6+5.3+7.9+1.5+0.5+0.1-0.7-0.9+1.8+1.1+.140+0.7+2.0+.338+0.9+1.2+.018
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 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

Season 3
Jalen Duren Derrick White
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 78 26.1 11.8 3.6 6.8 10.3 2.7 0.7 1.1 1.7 3.2 4.8 7.0 .692 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .669
difference:+10+1.4+0.5+3.1+4.0+7.0+0.8+0.1+0.2-0.4-1.0+1.1+1.1+.234+1.2+3.2+0.5+.184
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 6 33.8 11.8 4.3 6.3 10.7 3.5 0.3 1.7 1.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 .650 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.8 .826
Derrick White DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Jalen Duren Derrick White
Season 2025-262020-21
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 11 29.0 19.4 4.5 7.5 12.0 1.6 1.1 1.2 2.5 3.4 7.0 10.8 .647 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 6.6 .808
difference:+25+0.6+4.0+4.1+4.9+9.0+1.9+0.4+0.2-1.2-0.9+1.8+1.8+.236+2.3+6.8+2.7+3.4+.043
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
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Derrick White played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Derrick White played 5 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2022 to 2026—Derrick White played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 5 extra years over Jalen Duren, Derrick White got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
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