Klay Thompson vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Klay Thompson, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Klay Thompson played 12 years in the NBA, 4 more than Derrick White, who played 8. Klay Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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
Klay Thompson	12	9	2011-12 to 2024-25
Derrick White	8	6	2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Klay Thompson	Derrick White
Season	2011-12	2017-18
Team	Golden State Warriors	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Spurs 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Klay Thompson	66	24.4	12.5	0.4	2.1	2.4	2.0	0.7	0.3	1.6	2.3	4.8	10.9	.443	1.7	4.1	.414	1.2	1.4	.868
difference:	+49	+16.2	+9.3	+0.1	+0.9	+0.9	+1.5	+0.5	+0.1	-1.2	-1.8	+3.9	+9.0	+.042	+1.2	+3.3	+.201	+0.4	+0.2	+.168
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		%
Klay Thompson	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
	Klay Thompson	Derrick White
Season	2012-13	2018-19
Team	Golden State Warriors	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Spurs 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Klay Thompson	82	35.8	16.6	0.4	3.3	3.7	2.2	1.0	0.5	1.9	2.9	6.2	14.7	.422	2.6	6.4	.401	1.6	1.9	.841
difference:	+15	+10.0	+6.7	+0.1	+0.1		+1.7		+0.2	-0.5	-0.7	+2.3	+6.6	+.057	+1.9	+4.3	+.063	+0.2	+0.1	+.069
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		%
Klay Thompson	12	41.3	15.2	0.8	3.8	4.6	1.8	1.0	0.6	2.0	3.7	6.3	14.5	.437	2.1	4.9	.424	0.4	0.5	.833
difference:	+5	+14.0	+0.1	+0.7	+0.9	+1.6	+1.2	+0.3	+0.1	-0.1	-1.3	+0.4	+3.8	+.110	+1.4	+2.5	+.130	+2.3	+3.2	+.102
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
	Klay Thompson	Derrick White
Season	2013-14	2019-20
Team	Golden State Warriors	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Klay Thompson	81	35.4	18.4	0.5	2.6	3.1	2.2	0.9	0.5	1.7	2.9	6.9	15.5	.444	2.8	6.6	.417	1.8	2.3	.795
difference:	+13	+10.7	+7.1		+0.2	+0.2	+1.3	+0.3	+0.4	-0.4	-0.7	+3.2	+7.4	+.014	+1.6	+3.4	+.051	+0.8	+0.8	+.058
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		%
Klay Thompson	7	36.7	16.4	0.6	2.9	3.4	3.6	1.0	0.7	2.1	3.4	5.7	14.0	.408	2.3	6.3	.364	2.7	3.4	.792
Derrick White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Klay Thompson	Derrick White
Season	2014-15	2020-21
Team	Golden State Warriors	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Klay Thompson	77	31.9	21.7	0.4	2.9	3.2	2.9	1.1	0.8	1.9	1.6	7.8	16.9	.463	3.1	7.1	.439	2.9	3.3	.879
difference:	+41	+2.3	+6.3		+0.3	+0.2	+0.6	+0.4	+0.2	-0.6	-0.9	+2.6	+4.3	+.052	+0.8	+0.3	+.093	+0.2	+0.1	+.028
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		%
Klay Thompson	21	36.2	18.6	0.4	3.4	3.9	2.6	0.8	0.9	2.0	3.0	7.1	15.9	.446	2.7	7.0	.390	1.7	2.1	.800
Derrick White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Klay Thompson	Derrick White
Season	2015-16	2021-22
Team	Golden State Warriors	San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Klay Thompson	80	33.3	22.1	0.4	3.4	3.8	2.1	0.8	0.6	1.7	1.9	8.1	17.3	.470	3.5	8.1	.425	2.4	2.8	.873
difference:	+5	+4.0	+8.9	+0.1	+0.4	+0.3	+2.8	+0.1	+0.2	-0.1	-0.4	+3.6	+6.6	+.049	+2.0	+3.2	+.113	+0.3	+0.3	+.009
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		%
Klay Thompson	24	35.4	24.3	0.6	3.0	3.7	2.3	1.1	0.4	2.0	2.2	8.4	18.9	.444	4.1	9.6	.424	3.4	4.0	.854
difference:	+1	+10.0	+15.8	+0.3	+0.3	+0.7	+0.4	+0.2	+0.2	-0.7	-0.2	+5.6	+11.2	+.080	+3.0	+6.0	+.111	+1.6	+1.8	+.030
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
	Klay Thompson	Derrick White
Season	2016-17	2022-23
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Klay Thompson	78	34.0	22.3	0.6	3.0	3.7	2.1	0.8	0.5	1.6	1.8	8.3	17.6	.468	3.4	8.3	.414	2.4	2.8	.853
difference:	+4	+5.7	+9.9		+0.1	+0.1	+1.8	+0.1	+0.4	-0.4	-0.4	+4.0	+8.4	+.006	+1.6	+3.5	+.033	+0.4	+0.5	+.022
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		%
Klay Thompson	17	35.1	15.0	0.6	3.2	3.9	2.1	0.8	0.3	1.4	2.6	5.5	13.9	.397	2.4	6.2	.387	1.5	1.9	.788
difference:	+3	+5.4	+1.6	+0.1	+0.9	+0.9		+0.2	+0.7	-0.5	-0.7	+0.8	+4.7	+.108	+0.1	+0.7	+.068	+0.1	+0.2	+.124
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
	Klay Thompson	Derrick White
Season	2017-18	2023-24
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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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		%
Klay Thompson	73	34.3	20.0	0.4	3.4	3.8	2.5	0.8	0.5	1.8	1.6	7.9	16.2	.488	3.1	7.1	.440	1.1	1.3	.837
difference:		+1.7	+4.8	+0.3	+0.1	+0.4	+2.7	+0.2	+0.7	-0.3	-0.5	+2.6	+4.7	+.027	+0.4	+0.3	+.044	+0.8	+0.8	+.064
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		%
Klay Thompson	21	37.8	19.6	0.5	3.6	4.1	1.8	0.8	0.3	1.5	2.3	7.6	16.3	.465	3.2	7.5	.427	1.3	1.5	.871
difference:	+2	+2.2	+2.9	+0.5	+0.3	+0.2	+2.3	+0.1	+0.9	-0.7		+1.9	+3.6	+.013	+0.2	+1.0	+.023	+0.5	+0.5	+.050
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


Season 8
	Klay Thompson	Derrick White
Season	2018-19	2024-25
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Klay Thompson	78	34.0	21.5	0.5	3.4	3.8	2.4	1.1	0.6	1.5	2.0	8.4	18.0	.467	3.1	7.7	.402	1.7	2.0	.816
difference:	+2	+0.1	+5.1	+0.4	+0.2	+0.7	+2.4	+0.2	+0.5	-0.2	-0.2	+2.8	+5.4	+.025	+0.4	+1.4	+.018	+0.1	+0.1	+.023
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Klay Thompson	21	39.0	20.7	0.6	3.5	4.1	2.1	1.3	0.7	1.8	2.8	7.8	17.1	.456	3.3	7.5	.443	1.8	2.0	.902
difference:	+10	+1.3	+1.9	+0.7	+0.3	+1.0	+1.4	+0.7	+0.4	-0.6	-0.8	+1.6	+3.7	+.007	+0.3	+2.0	+.058	+1.0	+1.3	+.041
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

Additional Years

* Klay Thompson played 4 seasons more than Derrick White in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2022 to 2025—Klay Thompson played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

Klay Thompson vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Klay Thompson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years