Baron Davis vs. Derrick White: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick White and Baron Davis to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Baron Davis has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Derrick White scored more points in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Baron Davis averages 3.1 points more than Derrick White in his 8 seasons (16.1 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 7,048 points more (13,447 vs. 6,399).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Baron Davis 16.1
+3.1
13
Derrick White 13.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Baron Davis 13,447
+7,048
13
Derrick White 6,399
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Baron Davis has a better career point average than Derrick White (+5.5 points per game) while Derrick White scored more points (+159).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Baron Davis 18.8
+5.5
7
Derrick White 13.3
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Baron Davis 942
7
Derrick White 1,101
+159
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 2
+1
Derrick White 1

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 44
+39
Derrick White 5

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 278
+202
Derrick White 76

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 646
+312
Derrick White 334

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 826
+348
Derrick White 478

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 9
Derrick White 16
+7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 7
+3
Derrick White 4

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 25
+10
Derrick White 15

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 42
Derrick White 54
+12

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 50
Derrick White 79
+29

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 0
Derrick White 4
+4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 16.1 5.9 14.3 40.9 1.6 5.0 32.0 2.8 3.9 71.1 13 835
difference:+3.1+1.4+4.3+3.9+0.3+0.2+4.9+0.7+1.5+14.1+5+341
Derrick White 13.0 4.5 10.0 44.8 1.9 5.2 36.9 2.1 2.4 85.2 8 494

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 13,447 4,888 11,951 40.9 1,332 4,159 32.0 2,339 3,292 71.1 13 835
difference:+7,048+2,675+7,014+3.9+388+1,599+4.9+1,310+2,084+14.1+5+341
Derrick White 6,399 2,213 4,937 44.8 944 2,560 36.9 1,029 1,208 85.2 8 494

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 18.8 6.6 14.9 44.2 2.0 5.7 35.0 3.7 5.2 70.9 7 50
difference:+5.5+2.0+4.9+1.4+0.3+4.2+1.8+3.0+14.5+1+33
Derrick White 13.3 4.6 10.0 45.6 2.3 5.7 39.2 1.9 2.2 85.4 6 83

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 942 329 745 44.2 99 283 35.0 185 261 70.9 7 50
difference:+159+49+84+1.4+88+194+4.2+27+76+14.5+1+33
Derrick White 1,101 378 829 45.6 187 477 39.2 158 185 85.4 6 83

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.9
+2.7
200082
Derrick White 3.2
201817

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.8
+3.9
200182
Derrick White 9.9
201967

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+6.8
200282
Derrick White 11.3
202068

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.1
+1.7
200350
Derrick White 15.4
202136

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.9
+9.7
200467
Derrick White 13.2
202275

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+6.8
200546
Derrick White 12.4
202382

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.9
+2.7
200654
Derrick White 15.2
2024NBA Champion73

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.1
+3.7
200763
Derrick White 16.4
202576

Baron Davis' additional seasons:

* Baron Davis played 5 seasons more than Derrick White in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2008 to 2012—he averaged 15.7 points in a total of 309 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 6.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.8
+3.5
20004
Derrick White 2.3
20183

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.8
+2.7
200110
Derrick White 15.1
20197

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.6
+22.6
20029
Derrick White -
DNP
20200

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.4
+20.4
20035
Derrick White -
DNP
20210

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+9.6
20047
Derrick White 8.5
202223

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Derrick White 13.4
+13.4
202320

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060
Derrick White 16.7
+16.7
2024NBA Champion19

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 25.3
+6.5
200711
Derrick White 18.8
202511

Baron Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Baron Davis played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 7.8 points in a total of 4 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 7.8 ppg and his lowest 7.8.