John Brown vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and John Brown, 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.

John Brown and Derrick White both played 7 years in the NBA. John Brown had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, 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
John Brown 7 2 1973-74 to 1979-80
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
John Brown Derrick White
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Atlanta HawksSan 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 %
John Brown 77 22.3 9.3 2.3 3.4 5.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 - 3.1 3.6 8.2 .438 - - - 2.1 2.8 .751
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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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
John Brown Derrick White
Season 1974-752018-19
Team Atlanta HawksSan 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 %
John Brown 73 27.2 11.2 2.5 3.5 5.9 1.8 0.7 0.2 - 3.1 4.3 9.4 .461 - - - 2.5 3.4 .740
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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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
John Brown Derrick White
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Atlanta HawksSan 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 %
John Brown 75 23.4 7.9 1.9 3.4 5.4 1.7 0.6 0.2 - 3.1 2.9 6.5 .442 - - - 2.2 2.8 .775
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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
John Brown Derrick White
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Atlanta HawksSan 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 %
John Brown 77 18.2 5.7 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.3 0.6 0.1 - 2.8 2.1 4.5 .457 - - - 1.6 1.9 .807
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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
John Brown Derrick White
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Atlanta HawksSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
John Brown 75 21.3 7.3 1.8 2.2 4.0 1.4 0.7 0.1 1.5 3.7 2.6 5.4 .474 - - - 2.2 2.7 .825
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 %
John Brown 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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
John Brown Derrick White
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Chicago BullsBoston 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 %
John Brown 77 16.4 5.0 1.1 2.0 3.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.2 2.3 2.0 4.1 .479 - - - 1.1 1.3 .857
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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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
John Brown Derrick White
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Utah Jazz, Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
John Brown 32 12.0 3.5 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.9 2.2 1.2 3.3 .352 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.5 .792
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 %
John Brown 5 11.6 2.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.8 0.8 2.6 .308 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000
Derrick White 16 35.4 17.6 0.9 3.1 4.0 4.4 1.0 1.3 0.8 2.4 6.2 13.3 .465 3.4 8.5 .404 1.8 2.0 .906
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