Ron Harper vs. Coby White Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Coby White and Ron Harper, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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 Harper played 15 years in the NBA, 8 more than Coby White, who played 7. Ron Harper had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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 |
| Ron Harper |
15 |
10 |
1986-87 to 2000-01 |
| Coby White |
7 |
1 |
2019-20 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Ron Harper |
Coby White |
| Season |
1986-87 | 2019-20 |
| Team |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Chicago Bulls |
| Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ron Harper |
82 |
37.4 |
22.9 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
19.7 |
.455 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
.213 |
4.7 |
6.9 |
.684 |
| difference: | +17 | +11.6 | +9.7 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +2.1 | +1.7 | +0.9 | -2.5 | -1.2 | +4.2 | +7.5 | +.061 | +1.8 | +4.7 | +.141 | +3.1 | +4.9 | +.107 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Ron Harper nor Coby White played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ron Harper |
57 |
32.1 |
15.4 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
12.8 |
.464 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.150 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
.705 |
| difference: | +12 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +1.5 | +0.7 | -0.5 | -0.2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +.048 | +2.3 | +6.2 | +.209 | +1.5 | +2.8 | +.196 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ron Harper |
4 |
33.5 |
17.8 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
15.8 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
.688 |
| Coby White |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ron Harper |
82 |
34.8 |
18.6 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
14.0 |
.511 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.250 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
.751 |
| difference: | +21 | +7.4 | +5.9 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +2.0 | +2.4 | +1.8 | +0.7 | -1.7 | -0.5 | +2.6 | +3.4 | +.078 | +1.8 | +4.4 | +.135 | +2.6 | +3.7 | +.106 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ron Harper |
5 |
37.8 |
19.6 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
7.8 |
13.8 |
.565 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
.769 |
| difference: | | +18.2 | +11.2 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +0.8 | -0.2 | -3.0 | +4.8 | +4.8 | +.232 | +1.6 | +5.4 | +.276 | +3.2 | +4.2 | +.031 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ron Harper |
35 |
39.1 |
22.8 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
18.2 |
.473 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.275 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
.788 |
| difference: | +39 | +15.7 | +13.1 | +1.9 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +2.4 | +1.6 | +1.1 | -1.9 | -1.4 | +5.0 | +10.2 | +.030 | +1.3 | +3.1 | +.097 | +4.4 | +5.7 | +.083 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Ron Harper nor Coby White played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ron Harper |
39 |
35.5 |
19.6 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
18.7 |
.391 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
.324 |
3.7 |
5.6 |
.668 |
| difference: | +40 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.7 | -1.2 | -0.4 | +0.5 | +3.4 | +.056 | +1.4 | +3.2 | +.052 | +0.9 | +2.3 | +.170 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Ron Harper nor Coby White played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ron Harper |
82 |
38.3 |
18.2 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
15.8 |
.440 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.303 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
.736 |
| difference: | +8 | +5.2 | +2.2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.7 | -0.7 | -0.3 | | +0.7 | +.013 | +2.1 | +5.3 | +.067 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +.166 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ron Harper |
5 |
41.2 |
18.0 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
6.4 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
17.4 |
.448 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
.111 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.786 |
| Coby White |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ron Harper |
80 |
37.1 |
18.0 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
15.0 |
.451 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.280 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
.769 |
| difference: | +71 | +7.9 | +3.7 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +0.9 | | -0.6 | | +0.8 | +.021 | +1.3 | +5.1 | +.011 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +.040 |
| Coby White |
9 |
29.2 |
21.7 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
6.8 |
15.8 |
.430 |
2.0 |
7.4 |
.269 |
6.1 |
7.6 |
.809 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ron Harper |
5 |
34.8 |
18.0 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
7.4 |
15.6 |
.474 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
.647 |
| Coby White |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Ron Harper played 8 seasons more than Coby White in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 8 to 15, from 1994 to 2001—Ron Harper played in 6 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. |