Rick Brunson vs. Coby White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Coby White and Rick Brunson, 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.

Rick Brunson played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than Coby White, who played 5. Rick Brunson had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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 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
Rick Brunson 9 4 1997-98 to 2005-06
Coby White 5 1 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rick Brunson Coby White
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 %
Rick Brunson 38 16.4 4.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.4 1.3 3.7 .348 0.6 1.6 .361 1.1 1.6 .677
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Rick Brunson Coby White
Season 1998-992020-21
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Rick Brunson 17 5.6 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.4 1.2 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 1.1 .278
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Brunson 9 1.9 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Rick Brunson Coby White
Season 1999-002021-22
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsBulls 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 %
Rick Brunson 37 7.8 1.9 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.9 .414 0.1 0.4 .154 0.3 0.5 .611
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Brunson 3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Rick Brunson Coby White
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Boston Celtics, New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Rick Brunson 22 9.5 2.1 0.2 0.7 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 2.5 .333 0.1 0.6 .143 0.4 0.7 .533
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Brunson 2 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Rick Brunson Coby White
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Rick Brunson 59 8.8 2.1 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.9 .398 0.1 0.2 .545 0.5 0.7 .707
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Brunson 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Rick Brunson Coby White
Season 2002-03-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Rick Brunson 17 11.5 3.5 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.4 2.9 .460 0.2 0.4 .667 0.6 0.7 .833
Coby White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Rick Brunson Coby White
Season 2003-04-
Team Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Rick Brunson 40 10.3 3.0 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.1 1.0 2.6 .381 0.3 0.6 .478 0.7 0.8 .871
Coby White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Rick Brunson Coby White
Season 2004-05-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Rick Brunson 80 24.3 5.5 0.3 2.1 2.3 5.1 1.0 0.1 1.6 1.3 2.1 5.5 .376 0.6 1.6 .369 0.7 0.9 .770
Coby White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Rick Brunson Coby White
Season 2005-06-
Team Seattle Supersonics, Houston Rockets-
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 %
Rick Brunson 27 9.1 2.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.0 .389 0.2 0.5 .385 0.3 0.4 .583
Coby White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------
Coby White ------- --- ----------
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