Kent Benson vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Kent Benson, 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.

Kent Benson played 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Kent Benson had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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
Kent Benson 11 5 1977-78 to 1987-88
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kent Benson Derrick White
Season 1977-782017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Kent Benson 69 18.7 7.7 1.3 3.0 4.3 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.7 2.6 3.2 6.9 .465 - - - 1.3 2.0 .652
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 %
Kent Benson 9 11.4 3.1 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.7 2.2 1.2 2.6 .478 - - - 0.7 1.2 .545
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
Kent Benson Derrick White
Season 1978-792018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksSan 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 %
Kent Benson 82 26.0 12.3 2.3 4.8 7.1 2.5 1.1 1.0 1.9 3.4 5.0 9.7 .518 - - - 2.2 3.0 .735
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 %
Kent Benson ------- --- ----------
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
Kent Benson Derrick White
Season 1979-802019-20
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Kent Benson 73 25.9 9.6 1.7 4.5 6.2 2.4 1.0 1.3 2.2 3.4 4.1 8.5 .484 0.0 0.1 .200 1.4 1.9 .702
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 %
Kent Benson ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Kent Benson Derrick White
Season 1980-812020-21
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Kent Benson 59 33.2 15.7 2.1 4.7 6.8 2.9 1.2 1.1 3.2 3.1 6.2 13.1 .473 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.3 .772
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 %
Kent Benson ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kent Benson Derrick White
Season 1981-822021-22
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Kent Benson 75 32.9 12.5 2.9 5.8 8.7 2.1 0.9 1.3 2.1 2.9 5.4 10.7 .505 0.0 0.1 .273 1.7 2.1 .804
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 %
Kent Benson ------- --- ----------
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
Kent Benson Derrick White
Season 1982-832022-23
Team Detroit PistonsBoston 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 %
Kent Benson 21 28.5 9.9 2.5 4.9 7.4 2.3 0.7 0.8 1.7 2.9 4.0 8.7 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.4 .760
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 %
Kent Benson ------- --- ----------
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
Kent Benson Derrick White
Season 1983-842023-24
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Kent Benson 82 21.1 7.1 1.4 3.6 5.0 1.6 0.9 0.6 1.0 2.8 3.0 5.5 .550 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.2 .822
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 %
Kent Benson 5 25.8 7.6 1.8 4.2 6.0 1.4 1.0 1.4 0.6 2.8 3.2 7.4 .432 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.0 .600
Derrick White 7 33.3 21.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.7 0.3 0.9 1.0 1.7 7.6 14.0 .541 4.1 9.1 .453 1.7 2.0 .857

Season 8
Kent Benson Derrick White
Season 1984-85-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kent Benson 72 19.5 6.6 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.3 0.7 0.6 0.9 2.9 2.8 5.5 .506 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.3 .809
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kent Benson 9 15.8 7.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.7 3.0 2.8 5.1 .543 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.7 .867
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Kent Benson Derrick White
Season 1985-86-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East 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 %
Kent Benson 72 18.7 6.5 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.7 2.8 5.8 .484 0.0 0.0 .500 0.9 1.2 .795
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kent Benson 4 13.8 2.0 0.8 2.5 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 2.8 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Kent Benson Derrick White
Season 1986-87-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Kent Benson 73 12.3 4.5 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 1.9 1.9 4.3 .443 0.0 0.1 .286 0.6 0.8 .810
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kent Benson 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Kent Benson Derrick White
Season 1987-88-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Kent Benson 2 6.0 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kent Benson ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
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