Norm Nixon vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Norm Nixon, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Norm Nixon played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Norm Nixon had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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 |
Norm Nixon |
10 |
6 |
1977-78 to 1988-89 |
Derrick White |
7 |
5 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
81 |
34.3 |
13.7 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
6.1 |
12.3 |
.497 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.714 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
3 |
30.7 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
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 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
82 |
38.4 |
17.1 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
9.0 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
14.0 |
.542 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.775 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
8 |
40.9 |
15.4 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
11.8 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
7.0 |
14.9 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.733 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
82 |
39.3 |
17.6 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
7.6 |
14.7 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.125 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.779 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
16 |
40.5 |
16.9 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
7.8 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
7.1 |
14.9 |
.477 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.804 |
Derrick White |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
79 |
37.5 |
17.1 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
8.8 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
15.3 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.167 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.778 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
3 |
44.3 |
19.3 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
8.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
8.3 |
16.3 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.800 |
Derrick White |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
82 |
36.9 |
17.6 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
8.0 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
15.5 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.808 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
14 |
39.2 |
20.4 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
18.1 |
.478 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.333 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
.754 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
79 |
34.3 |
15.1 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
7.2 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
14.2 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.744 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
14 |
38.4 |
19.0 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
6.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
8.1 |
16.9 |
.477 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.429 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.740 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
82 |
37.2 |
17.0 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
11.1 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
15.5 |
.462 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.239 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.760 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
81 |
35.7 |
17.2 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
8.8 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
3.4 |
2.2 |
7.4 |
15.8 |
.465 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.333 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.780 |
Derrick White |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick White |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
67 |
31.9 |
14.6 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
6.0 |
13.7 |
.438 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.347 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.809 |
Derrick White |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick White |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Norm Nixon didn't play in 1986-87 and 1987-88.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
53 |
24.9 |
6.8 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
.414 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.276 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.738 |
Derrick White |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick White |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |