Dion Waiters vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Dion Waiters, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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.

Dion Waiters played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Dion Waiters had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Derrick White had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 achivements, 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
Dion Waiters 8 2 2012-13 to 2019-20
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dion Waiters Derrick White
Season 2012-132017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters 61 28.8 14.7 0.4 2.1 2.4 3.0 1.0 0.3 2.0 1.9 5.5 13.4 .412 1.0 3.3 .310 2.6 3.5 .746
Derrick White 17 8.2 3.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.9 .485 0.5 0.8 .615 0.8 1.2 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------
Derrick White 3 6.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Dion Waiters Derrick White
Season 2013-142018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters 70 29.6 15.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.0 0.9 0.2 2.2 2.2 6.1 14.2 .433 1.3 3.6 .368 2.3 3.4 .685
Derrick White 67 25.8 9.9 0.5 3.2 3.7 3.9 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.2 3.9 8.1 .479 0.7 2.1 .338 1.4 1.8 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------
Derrick White 7 27.3 15.1 0.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.4 5.9 10.7 .547 0.7 2.4 .294 2.7 3.7 .731

Season 3
Dion Waiters Derrick White
Season 2014-152019-20
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City ThunderSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters 80 27.6 11.8 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.0 1.1 0.3 1.4 1.9 4.7 11.8 .396 0.9 3.1 .297 1.5 2.2 .680
Derrick White 68 24.7 11.3 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.5 0.6 0.9 1.3 2.2 3.7 8.1 .458 1.2 3.2 .366 2.6 3.1 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dion Waiters Derrick White
Season 2015-162020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters 78 27.6 9.8 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.0 1.0 0.2 1.5 1.8 3.6 9.1 .399 1.1 3.1 .358 1.4 2.0 .713
Derrick White 36 29.6 15.4 0.4 2.6 3.0 3.5 0.7 1.0 1.3 2.5 5.2 12.6 .411 2.3 6.8 .346 2.7 3.2 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters 18 27.3 8.4 0.3 2.3 2.6 2.3 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.3 3.1 7.3 .417 1.2 3.1 .375 1.1 1.7 .667
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dion Waiters Derrick White
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Miami HeatSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters 46 30.1 15.8 0.4 2.9 3.3 4.3 0.9 0.4 2.2 2.1 6.1 14.4 .424 1.8 4.7 .395 1.8 2.8 .646
Derrick White 75 29.3 13.2 0.5 3.0 3.5 4.9 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.3 4.5 10.7 .421 1.5 4.9 .312 2.7 3.1 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------
Derrick White 23 25.4 8.5 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 0.9 0.6 1.3 2.0 2.8 7.7 .364 1.1 3.6 .313 1.8 2.2 .824

Season 6
Dion Waiters Derrick White
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters 30 30.6 14.3 0.3 2.3 2.6 3.8 0.8 0.3 2.3 2.0 5.4 13.7 .398 1.7 5.7 .306 1.7 2.3 .739
Derrick White 82 28.3 12.4 0.6 2.9 3.6 3.9 0.7 0.9 1.2 2.2 4.3 9.2 .462 1.8 4.8 .381 2.0 2.3 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------
Derrick White 20 29.7 13.4 0.7 2.3 3.0 2.1 0.6 1.0 0.9 1.9 4.7 9.2 .505 2.5 5.5 .455 1.6 1.7 .912

Season 7
Dion Waiters Derrick White
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters 44 25.9 12.0 0.2 2.5 2.6 2.8 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.6 4.5 10.9 .414 2.5 6.6 .377 0.5 1.0 .500
Derrick White 73 32.6 15.2 0.7 3.5 4.2 5.2 1.0 1.2 1.5 2.1 5.3 11.5 .461 2.7 6.8 .396 1.9 2.1 .901
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------
Derrick White 10 33.6 18.2 0.6 3.2 3.8 3.8 0.4 0.9 0.8 1.9 6.5 13.4 .485 3.7 8.5 .435 1.5 1.7 .882

Season 8
Dion Waiters Derrick White
Season 2019-20-
Team Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters 10 20.7 11.1 0.2 2.2 2.4 2.0 0.4 0.6 1.6 2.1 4.1 9.9 .414 1.5 4.7 .319 1.4 1.7 .824
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dion Waiters 5 7.6 2.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 2.4 .333 0.0 0.8 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
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