Ron Behagen vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Ron Behagen, 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.

Ron Behagen and Derrick White both played 7 years in the NBA. Ron Behagen had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, 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
Ron Behagen 7 2 1973-74 to 1979-80
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ron Behagen Derrick White
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 %
Ron Behagen 80 25.7 11.0 2.4 4.7 7.1 1.7 0.7 0.5 - 3.6 4.5 10.3 .432 - - - 2.0 2.7 .764
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 %
Ron Behagen ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Behagen Derrick White
Season 1974-752018-19
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Ron Behagen 81 27.2 10.7 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.9 0.7 0.5 - 3.7 4.1 10.3 .399 - - - 2.5 3.3 .754
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 %
Ron Behagen 6 18.0 7.8 0.7 4.2 4.8 1.0 0.2 0.3 - 4.7 3.7 7.2 .512 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000
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
Ron Behagen Derrick White
Season 1975-762019-20
Team New Orleans JazzSan 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 %
Ron Behagen 66 26.3 11.5 2.9 5.5 8.4 2.1 1.0 0.4 - 3.4 4.7 10.5 .446 - - - 2.2 2.7 .804
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 %
Ron Behagen ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ron Behagen Derrick White
Season 1976-772020-21
Team New Orleans JazzSan 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 %
Ron Behagen 60 19.5 8.6 2.4 4.8 7.2 1.4 0.7 0.3 - 2.8 3.6 8.5 .418 - - - 1.5 2.1 .714
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 %
Ron Behagen ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ron Behagen Derrick White
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Indiana PacersSan 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 %
Ron Behagen 80 21.7 10.9 2.5 3.9 6.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 2.2 3.3 4.3 10.1 .430 - - - 2.2 3.1 .725
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 %
Ron Behagen ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Behagen Derrick White
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, 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 %
Ron Behagen 15 11.0 4.4 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 2.4 1.9 4.1 .452 - - - 0.7 0.9 .769
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 %
Ron Behagen ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Behagen Derrick White
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Ron Behagen 6 10.7 3.8 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.2 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.3 1.5 3.8 .391 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .833
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 %
Ron Behagen 2 7.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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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