Stephon Castle vs. Derrick White: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick White and Stephon Castle 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that in the regular season Stephon Castle has a better scoring average and Derrick White scored more points, and since Stephon Castle didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Derrick White has better playoff stats. 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 1 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Castle averages 1.7 points more than Derrick White in his 8 seasons (14.7 points against 13.0). On the other hand Derrick White scored a total of 5,209 points more than Stephon Castle (6,399 vs. 1,190).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Castle 14.7
+1.7
1
Derrick White 13.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Castle 1,190
1
Derrick White 6,399
+5,209
8

Points in the Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Derrick White has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Derrick White 13.3
+13.3
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Derrick White 1,101
+1,101
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
Derrick White 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 2
Derrick White 5
+3

20+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 26
Derrick White 76
+50

10+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 60
Derrick White 334
+274

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Castle 79
Derrick White 478
+399

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Castle 2
Derrick White 16
+14

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Derrick White's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle 14.7 5.2 12.2 42.8 1.2 4.1 28.5 3.1 4.2 72.4 1 81
difference:+1.7+0.7+2.2+2.0+0.7+1.1+8.4+1.0+1.8+12.8+7+413
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
Stephon Castle 1,190 423 988 42.8 95 333 28.5 249 344 72.4 1 81
difference:+5,209+1,790+3,949+2.0+849+2,227+8.4+780+864+12.8+7+413
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
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+13.3+4.6+10.0+45.6+2.3+5.7+39.2+1.9+2.2+85.4+6+83
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
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+1,101+378+829+45.6+187+477+39.2+158+185+85.4+6+83
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
Stephon Castle 14.7
+11.5
202581
Derrick White 3.2
201817

Derrick White's additional seasons:

* Derrick White played 7 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 8, from 2019 to 2025—he averaged 13.3 points in a total of 477 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.4 ppg and his lowest 9.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250
Derrick White 2.3
+2.3
20183

Derrick White's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Derrick White played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 13.7 points in a total of 80 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.8 ppg and his lowest 8.5.