Jim King vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Jim King, 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.

Jim King played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Jim King had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, 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
Jim King 10 9 1963-64 to 1972-73
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim King Derrick White
Season 1963-642017-18
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 %
Jim King 60 12.7 3.9 - - 1.9 1.8 - - - 1.7 1.4 3.3 .424 - - - 1.1 1.7 .653
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 %
Jim King 4 12.8 3.0 - - 1.0 1.5 - - - 0.5 1.0 2.5 .400 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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
Jim King Derrick White
Season 1964-652018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsSpurs 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 %
Jim King 77 21.7 6.3 - - 2.8 2.3 - - - 2.5 2.4 6.1 .392 - - - 1.5 2.0 .781
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 %
Jim King 11 16.7 6.5 - - 3.3 2.2 - - - 2.6 2.5 5.7 .444 - - - 1.4 1.5 .882
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
Jim King Derrick White
Season 1965-662019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Jim King 76 19.7 7.5 - - 2.7 2.9 - - - 2.4 3.1 7.2 .437 - - - 1.2 1.5 .817
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 %
Jim King 13 22.1 6.3 - - 2.5 2.4 - - - 3.1 2.7 6.5 .417 - - - 0.9 1.3 .706
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim King Derrick White
Season 1966-672020-21
Team San Francisco WarriorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA 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 %
Jim King 67 24.9 11.1 - - 4.8 3.6 - - - 2.9 4.3 10.2 .418 - - - 2.6 3.3 .787
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 %
Jim King 15 30.5 16.3 - - 6.7 3.3 - - - 3.9 6.8 14.4 .472 - - - 2.7 3.9 .690
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jim King Derrick White
Season 1967-682021-22
Team San Francisco WarriorsSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Div FinalsCeltics 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 %
Jim King 54 32.3 16.6 - - 4.5 4.2 - - - 3.2 6.3 14.8 .425 - - - 4.0 5.0 .810
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 %
Jim King 9 12.6 4.9 - - 2.1 2.2 - - - 1.7 1.8 4.2 .421 - - - 1.3 2.1 .632
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
Jim King Derrick White
Season 1968-692022-23
Team San Francisco WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Div SemisCeltics 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 %
Jim King 46 22.0 7.7 - - 2.6 2.7 - - - 2.2 3.0 8.6 .348 - - - 1.7 2.3 .722
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 %
Jim King 6 23.7 12.0 - - 4.2 2.8 - - - 1.7 4.8 13.0 .372 - - - 2.3 3.0 .778
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
Jim King Derrick White
Season 1969-702023-24
Team San Francisco Warriors, Cincinnati RoyalsBoston 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 %
Jim King 34 11.5 4.1 - - 1.8 1.5 - - - 1.4 1.6 3.8 .411 - - - 1.0 1.2 .805
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 %
Jim King ------- --- ----------
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
Jim King Derrick White
Season 1970-71-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 55 11.7 4.8 - - 1.2 1.4 - - - 1.0 1.8 4.1 .439 - - - 1.2 1.4 .810
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 7 21.0 6.6 - - 3.0 3.9 - - - 3.6 2.7 6.4 .422 - - - 1.1 1.7 .667
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jim King Derrick White
Season 1971-72-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 73 13.9 5.7 - - 1.1 1.4 - - - 1.4 2.2 4.9 .455 - - - 1.2 1.5 .788
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 4 14.0 6.5 - - 1.5 1.3 - - - 2.8 2.8 6.0 .458 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Jim King Derrick White
Season 1972-73-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 65 12.1 4.2 - - 1.2 1.2 - - - 1.2 1.8 4.0 .441 - - - 0.7 0.8 .846
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 4 3.5 1.3 - - 0.3 0.5 - - - 0.8 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 0.3 0.5 .500
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
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