Kyrie Irving vs. Coby White Season by Season Comparison

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

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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.

Kyrie Irving played 14 years in the NBA, 8 more than Coby White, who played 6. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Coby White had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Kyrie Irving 14 7 2011-12 to 2024-25
Coby White 6 1 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyrie Irving Coby White
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Kyrie Irving 51 30.5 18.5 0.9 2.9 3.7 5.4 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.2 6.9 14.6 .469 1.4 3.6 .399 3.4 3.8 .872
difference:+14+4.7+5.3+0.5+0.2+0.2+2.7+0.3+0.3-1.4-0.4+2.1+2.4+.075+0.6+2.2+.045+1.8+1.8+.081
Coby White 65 25.8 13.2 0.4 3.1 3.5 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.8 4.8 12.2 .394 2.0 5.8 .354 1.6 2.0 .791
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Coby White played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Kyrie Irving Coby White
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Kyrie Irving 59 34.7 22.5 0.6 3.1 3.7 5.9 1.5 0.4 3.2 2.5 8.2 18.1 .452 1.8 4.7 .391 4.2 4.9 .855
difference:+10+3.5+7.4+0.2+0.6+0.4+1.1+0.9+0.2-0.9-0.1+2.8+5.0+.036+0.6+1.9+.032+2.3+2.8+.046
Coby White 69 31.2 15.1 0.4 3.7 4.1 4.8 0.6 0.2 2.3 2.6 5.4 13.1 .416 2.4 6.6 .359 1.9 2.1 .901
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Coby White played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Kyrie Irving Coby White
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Kyrie Irving 71 35.2 20.8 0.7 2.9 3.6 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.3 7.5 17.4 .430 1.7 4.8 .358 4.1 4.8 .861
difference:+10+7.8+8.1+0.4+0.2+0.6+3.2+1.0+0.1-1.6-0.1+2.9+6.8+.003+0.5+1.0+.027+2.8+3.3+.004
Coby White 61 27.4 12.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.2 4.6 10.6 .433 2.2 5.8 .385 1.3 1.5 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving DNP------ --- ----------
Coby White 5 19.6 8.4 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 1.0 3.0 9.0 .333 1.6 5.8 .276 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 4
Kyrie Irving Coby White
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Kyrie Irving 75 36.4 21.7 0.7 2.4 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.3 2.5 1.9 7.7 16.5 .468 2.1 5.0 .415 4.2 4.9 .863
difference:+1+13.0+12.0+0.5+0.2+0.3+2.4+0.8+0.2-1.5-0.3+4.1+8.5+.025+0.4+0.4+.043+3.4+4.0+.008
Coby White 74 23.4 9.7 0.2 2.6 2.9 2.8 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.6 8.0 .443 1.7 4.6 .372 0.8 0.9 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 13 35.7 19.0 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 2.2 6.2 14.2 .438 2.1 4.6 .450 4.5 5.3 .841
Coby White DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Kyrie Irving Coby White
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 53 31.5 19.6 0.8 2.1 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.4 16.6 .448 1.6 4.9 .321 3.2 3.6 .885
difference:+26+5.0+0.5+0.2+1.9+1.5+0.4+0.4+0.1-0.2-0.4+0.6+1.3+.001+1.0+2.1+.055+0.4+0.3+.047
Coby White 79 36.5 19.1 0.6 4.0 4.5 5.1 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.4 6.8 15.3 .447 2.6 7.0 .376 2.8 3.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 21 36.9 25.2 0.7 2.2 3.0 4.7 1.7 0.6 2.3 2.2 9.6 20.1 .475 2.4 5.5 .440 3.7 4.2 .875
Coby White DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Kyrie Irving Coby White
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 72 35.1 25.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 5.8 1.2 0.3 2.5 2.2 9.3 19.7 .473 2.5 6.1 .401 4.1 4.6 .905
difference:+2+2.0+4.8+0.4+0.9+0.5+1.3+0.3+0.1-0.1-0.1+2.4+4.6+.020+0.4+1.8+.031+0.4+0.5+.003
Coby White 74 33.1 20.4 0.3 3.4 3.7 4.5 0.9 0.2 2.4 2.1 6.9 15.1 .453 2.9 7.9 .370 3.7 4.1 .902
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 18 36.3 25.9 0.7 2.1 2.8 5.3 1.3 0.4 2.7 2.1 9.6 20.6 .468 2.4 6.6 .373 4.2 4.7 .905
Coby White DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kyrie Irving played 8 seasons more than Coby White in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2018 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Coby White, Kyrie Irving got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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