Robert Horry vs. Derrick White: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick White and Robert Horry 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 Derrick White has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Robert Horry scored more total points in both stages. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Derrick White averages 6 points more than Robert Horry in his 16 seasons (13.0 points against 7.0). On the other hand Robert Horry scored a total of 1,316 points more than Derrick White (7,715 vs. 6,399).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Robert Horry 7.0
16
Derrick White 13.0
+6.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Robert Horry 7,715
+1,316
16
Derrick White 6,399
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Derrick White has a better career point average than Robert Horry (+5.4 points per game) while Robert Horry scored more points (+838).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Robert Horry 7.9
16
Derrick White 13.3
+5.4
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Robert Horry 1,939
+838
16
Derrick White 1,101
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Robert Horry 1
Derrick White 1

30+ Point Games

Robert Horry 2
Derrick White 5
+3

20+ Point Games

Robert Horry 34
Derrick White 76
+42

10+ Point Games

Robert Horry 309
Derrick White 334
+25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Robert Horry 989
+511
Derrick White 478

0 Point Games (games without points)

Robert Horry 118
+102
Derrick White 16

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Robert Horry 0
Derrick White 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Robert Horry 11
Derrick White 15
+4

10+ Point Games

Robert Horry 85
+31
Derrick White 54

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Robert Horry 222
+143
Derrick White 79

0 Point Games (games without points)

Robert Horry 22
+18
Derrick White 4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Robert Horry 7.0 2.5 6.0 42.5 0.7 2.1 34.1 1.2 1.6 72.6 16 1,107
difference:+6.0+2.0+4.0+2.4+1.2+3.1+2.8+0.9+0.8+12.6+8+613
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
Robert Horry 7,715 2,820 6,643 42.5 795 2,329 34.1 1,280 1,762 72.6 16 1,107
difference:+1,316+607+1,706+2.4+149+231+2.8+251+554+12.6+8+613
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
Robert Horry 7.9 2.7 6.4 42.6 1.1 3.0 35.9 1.4 2.0 72.2 16 244
difference:+5.4+1.9+3.6+3.0+1.2+2.7+3.3+0.5+0.2+13.2+10+161
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
Robert Horry 1,939 665 1,562 42.6 261 728 35.9 348 482 72.2 16 244
difference:+838+287+733+3.0+74+251+3.3+190+297+13.2+10+161
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
Robert Horry 10.1
+6.9
199379
Derrick White 3.2
201817

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 9.9
1994NBA Champion81
Derrick White 9.9
201967

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 10.2
1995NBA Champion64
Derrick White 11.3
+1.1
202068

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 12.0
199671
Derrick White 15.4
+3.4
202136

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 7.8
199754
Derrick White 13.2
+5.4
202275

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 7.4
199872
Derrick White 12.4
+5.0
202382

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 4.9
199938
Derrick White 15.2
+10.3
2024NBA Champion73

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 5.7
2000NBA Champion76
Derrick White 16.4
+10.7
202576

Robert Horry's additional seasons:

* Robert Horry played 8 seasons more than Derrick White in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2001 to 2008—he averaged 5.3 points in a total of 572 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 6.8 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 10.3
+8.0
199312
Derrick White 2.3
20183

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 11.7
1994NBA Champion23
Derrick White 15.1
+3.4
20197

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 13.1
+13.1
1995NBA Champion22
Derrick White -
DNP
20200

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 13.1
+13.1
19968
Derrick White -
DNP
20210

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 6.7
19979
Derrick White 8.5
+1.8
202223

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 8.6
199813
Derrick White 13.4
+4.8
202320

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 5.0
19998
Derrick White 16.7
+11.7
2024NBA Champion19

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 7.6
2000NBA Champion23
Derrick White 18.8
+11.2
202511

Robert Horry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Robert Horry played in 8 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 6.1 points in a total of 126 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.3 ppg and his lowest 1.5.