Hank Finkel vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Hank Finkel, 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

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.

Hank Finkel played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Hank Finkel had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, 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
Hank Finkel 9 6 1966-67 to 1974-75
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Hank Finkel Derrick White
Season 1966-672017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisSpurs 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 %
Hank Finkel 27 5.2 1.5 - - 2.4 0.2 - - - 1.4 0.6 1.7 .362 - - - 0.3 0.4 .583
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 %
Hank Finkel 1 1.0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Hank Finkel Derrick White
Season 1967-682018-19
Team San Diego RocketsSan 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 %
Hank Finkel 53 21.1 11.6 - - 7.1 1.4 - - - 3.3 4.6 9.3 .492 - - - 2.5 3.6 .686
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 %
Hank Finkel ------- --- ----------
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
Hank Finkel Derrick White
Season 1968-692019-20
Team San Diego RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Hank Finkel 35 9.5 3.7 - - 3.1 0.6 - - - 1.5 1.4 3.2 .441 - - - 0.9 1.2 .756
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 %
Hank Finkel 2 6.0 0.0 - - 3.5 0.0 - - - 1.5 0.0 1.5 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Hank Finkel Derrick White
Season 1969-702020-21
Team Boston CelticsSan 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 %
Hank Finkel 80 23.3 9.7 - - 7.7 1.3 - - - 3.7 3.9 8.5 .454 - - - 2.0 2.9 .670
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 %
Hank Finkel ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Hank Finkel Derrick White
Season 1970-712021-22
Team Boston CelticsSan 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 %
Hank Finkel 80 15.4 6.5 - - 4.3 1.0 - - - 2.5 2.7 6.1 .438 - - - 1.2 1.6 .732
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 %
Hank Finkel ------- --- ----------
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
Hank Finkel Derrick White
Season 1971-722022-23
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Hank Finkel 78 9.4 3.2 - - 3.2 0.8 - - - 1.5 1.3 3.3 .406 - - - 0.6 0.9 .581
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 %
Hank Finkel 8 8.5 2.5 - - 3.0 0.4 - - - 1.4 1.3 2.8 .455 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Hank Finkel Derrick White
Season 1972-732023-24
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Hank Finkel 76 6.5 2.4 - - 2.0 0.3 - - - 1.1 1.0 2.3 .451 - - - 0.4 0.7 .538
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 %
Hank Finkel 7 3.3 1.7 - - 0.9 0.4 - - - 0.6 0.9 1.3 .667 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Derrick White 8 33.8 19.9 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.6 0.4 0.9 1.0 1.6 7.1 13.9 .514 4.0 9.0 .444 1.6 1.9 .867

Season 8
Hank Finkel Derrick White
Season 1973-74-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
Hank Finkel 60 7.1 2.5 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 - 1.0 1.0 2.2 .462 - - - 0.5 0.7 .651
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hank Finkel 8 5.8 2.1 0.6 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 1.1 1.0 2.3 .444 - - - 0.1 0.1 1.000
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Hank Finkel Derrick White
Season 1974-75-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Hank Finkel 62 8.4 2.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.0 - 1.2 0.8 2.1 .403 - - - 0.4 0.7 .535
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hank Finkel 7 3.6 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 1.0 .429 - - - 0.4 0.7 .600
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
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