Reggie Miller vs. Derrick White: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick White and Reggie Miller 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.
Reggie Miller is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Derrick White.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Reggie Miller has better scoring stats than Derrick White in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Reggie Miller averages 5.2 points more than Derrick White in his 8 seasons (18.2 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 18,880 points more (25,279 vs. 6,399).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | +5.2 | 18 |
| Derrick White | 13.0 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | +18,880 | 18 |
| Derrick White | 6,399 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Reggie Miller has a better career point average than Derrick White (+7.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,871).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | +7.3 | 15 |
| Derrick White | 13.3 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | +1,871 | 15 |
| Derrick White | 1,101 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1 | +1 | ||
| Derrick White | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 607 | +531 | ||
| Derrick White | 76 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1,195 | +861 | ||
| Derrick White | 334 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1,382 | +904 | ||
| Derrick White | 478 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 7 | |||
| Derrick White | 16 | +9 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 3 | +3 | ||
| Derrick White | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 72 | +57 | ||
| Derrick White | 15 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 124 | +70 | ||
| Derrick White | 54 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 144 | +65 | ||
| Derrick White | 79 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 0 | |||
| Derrick White | 4 | +4 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 47.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 39.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
| difference: | +5.2 | +1.4 | +2.6 | +2.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +2.6 | +2.4 | +2.7 | +3.6 | +10 | +895 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | 8,241 | 17,499 | 47.1 | 2,560 | 6,486 | 39.5 | 6,237 | 7,026 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
| difference: | +18,880 | +6,028 | +12,562 | +2.3 | +1,616 | +3,926 | +2.6 | +5,208 | +5,818 | +3.6 | +10 | +895 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 44.9 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 39.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
| difference: | +7.3 | +1.9 | +4.5 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +3.4 | +3.8 | +3.9 | +9 | +61 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | 941 | 2,095 | 44.9 | 320 | 820 | 39.0 | 770 | 862 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
| difference: | +1,871 | +563 | +1,266 | +0.7 | +133 | +343 | +0.2 | +612 | +677 | +3.9 | +9 | +61 |
| Derrick White | 1,101 | 378 | 829 | 45.6 | 187 | 477 | 39.2 | 158 | 185 | 85.4 | 6 | 83 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Reggie Miller's additional seasons: | ||||
* Reggie Miller played 8 seasons more than Derrick White in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 11 to 18, from 1998 to 2005—he averaged 16.1 points in a total of 588 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.5 ppg and his lowest 10. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1988 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 2.3 | +2.3 | 2018 | 3 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1989 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 15.1 | +15.1 | 2019 | 7 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 20.7 | +20.7 | 1990 | 3 |
| Derrick White | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 21.6 | +21.6 | 1991 | 5 |
| Derrick White | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 18.8 | +18.8 | 2025 | 11 |
Reggie Miller's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Reggie Miller played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.5 points in a total of 95 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 9.2. |