Kenny Walker vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Kenny Walker, 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.

Kenny Walker and Derrick White both played 7 years in the NBA. Kenny Walker had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Kenny Walker 7 4 1986-87 to 1994-95
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kenny Walker Derrick White
Season 1986-872017-18
Team New York KnicksSan 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 %
Kenny Walker 68 25.3 10.4 1.7 3.2 5.0 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.1 3.5 4.2 8.5 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 2.7 .757
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 %
Kenny Walker ------- --- ----------
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
Kenny Walker Derrick White
Season 1987-882018-19
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Kenny Walker 82 26.1 10.1 2.3 2.4 4.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.0 3.5 4.2 8.9 .473 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .775
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 %
Kenny Walker 4 20.0 4.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 2.8 2.0 6.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 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
Kenny Walker Derrick White
Season 1988-892019-20
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Kenny Walker 79 14.7 5.3 1.3 1.6 2.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.4 2.2 4.5 .489 0.1 0.3 .250 0.8 1.1 .776
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 %
Kenny Walker 9 10.0 2.2 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 2.4 0.3 1.4 .231 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.1 .737
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Kenny Walker Derrick White
Season 1989-902020-21
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Kenny Walker 68 23.5 7.9 1.9 3.1 5.0 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 2.6 3.0 5.6 .531 0.0 0.1 .400 1.8 2.5 .723
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 %
Kenny Walker 10 15.4 4.1 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.1 2.2 1.6 2.9 .552 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .643
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kenny Walker Derrick White
Season 1990-912021-22
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Kenny Walker 54 14.3 4.3 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.7 1.5 3.5 .435 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.5 .780
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 %
Kenny Walker 3 10.3 3.3 0.7 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.0 2.7 1.3 2.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
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

Note: Kenny Walker didn't play in 1991-92 and 1992-93.

Season 6
Kenny Walker Derrick White
Season 1993-942022-23
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Kenny Walker 73 19.1 4.8 1.6 2.3 4.0 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.6 2.1 1.8 3.8 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .696
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 %
Kenny Walker ------- --- ----------
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
Kenny Walker Derrick White
Season 1994-952023-24
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Kenny Walker 24 11.1 2.4 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.8 0.8 1.8 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .750
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 %
Kenny Walker ------- --- ----------
Derrick White 10 33.6 18.2 0.6 3.2 3.8 3.8 0.4 0.9 0.8 1.9 6.5 13.4 .485 3.7 8.5 .435 1.5 1.7 .882
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