Leon Douglas vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Leon Douglas, 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.

Leon Douglas and Derrick White both played 7 years in the NBA. Leon Douglas had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Leon Douglas 7 2 1976-77 to 1982-83
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Leon Douglas Derrick White
Season 1976-772017-18
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Leon Douglas 82 19.8 7.5 2.2 4.2 6.4 0.8 0.5 1.0 - 3.6 3.0 6.2 .479 - - - 1.5 2.8 .555
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 %
Leon Douglas 3 19.0 3.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.3 1.7 - 3.7 1.3 4.3 .308 - - - 0.7 2.3 .286
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
Leon Douglas Derrick White
Season 1977-782018-19
Team Detroit PistonsSan 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 %
Leon Douglas 79 25.2 10.9 2.3 5.1 7.4 1.4 0.7 0.6 2.5 3.7 4.1 8.4 .481 - - - 2.8 4.4 .641
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
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
Leon Douglas Derrick White
Season 1978-792019-20
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 %
Leon Douglas 78 28.4 11.4 3.2 5.3 8.5 0.9 0.5 0.7 2.4 4.1 4.4 8.9 .490 - - - 2.7 4.2 .634
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Leon Douglas Derrick White
Season 1979-802020-21
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 %
Leon Douglas 70 25.5 8.1 2.4 4.7 7.2 1.7 0.4 0.9 1.8 3.6 3.2 6.5 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.6 .676
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Leon Douglas Derrick White
Season 1980-812021-22
Team Kansas City KingsSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Leon Douglas 79 17.2 6.0 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.9 0.3 0.5 1.1 3.2 2.3 4.1 .573 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.4 .548
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 %
Leon Douglas 15 21.2 3.0 1.2 3.1 4.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.2 3.1 1.0 2.1 .469 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.3 .429
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
Leon Douglas Derrick White
Season 1981-822022-23
Team Kansas City KingsBoston 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 %
Leon Douglas 63 17.3 2.7 1.8 2.8 4.6 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.9 3.3 1.1 2.2 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
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
Leon Douglas Derrick White
Season 1982-832023-24
Team Kansas City KingsBoston 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 %
Leon Douglas 5 9.2 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 2.6 0.4 0.6 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.4 .000
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Derrick White 9 33.3 18.2 0.6 3.1 3.7 3.6 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.7 6.4 13.0 .496 3.7 8.4 .434 1.7 1.9 .882
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