Ricky Davis vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Ricky Davis, 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.

Ricky Davis played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Ricky Davis had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
Ricky Davis 12 2 1998-99 to 2009-10
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ricky Davis Derrick White
Season 1998-992017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsSan 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 %
Ricky Davis 46 12.1 4.5 0.9 1.0 1.8 1.3 0.7 0.2 1.2 1.0 1.8 4.3 .405 0.0 0.3 .167 1.0 1.3 .763
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 %
Ricky Davis ------- --- ----------
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
Ricky Davis Derrick White
Season 1999-002018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsSan 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 %
Ricky Davis 48 11.9 4.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.0 0.8 2.0 3.9 .503 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.1 .765
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 %
Ricky Davis ------- --- ----------
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
Ricky Davis Derrick White
Season 2000-012019-20
Team Miami HeatSan 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 %
Ricky Davis 7 10.0 4.6 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 4.1 .414 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.0 1.1 .875
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 %
Ricky Davis ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ricky Davis Derrick White
Season 2001-022020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan 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 %
Ricky Davis 82 23.8 11.7 0.8 2.2 3.0 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.8 1.8 4.6 9.5 .481 0.1 0.4 .314 2.4 3.0 .790
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 %
Ricky Davis ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ricky Davis Derrick White
Season 2002-032021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan 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 %
Ricky Davis 79 39.6 20.6 1.2 3.7 4.9 5.5 1.6 0.5 3.5 2.3 7.6 18.6 .410 0.9 2.6 .363 4.4 5.9 .748
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 %
Ricky Davis ------- --- ----------
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
Ricky Davis Derrick White
Season 2003-042022-23
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Ricky Davis 79 31.3 14.4 1.0 3.6 4.5 3.3 1.2 0.3 2.4 2.2 5.6 12.0 .469 0.7 1.8 .371 2.5 3.5 .718
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 %
Ricky Davis 4 30.8 11.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 3.5 0.5 0.0 3.0 1.8 4.0 10.0 .400 1.0 2.5 .400 2.8 4.0 .688
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
Ricky Davis Derrick White
Season 2004-052023-24
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Ricky Davis 82 32.9 16.0 0.8 2.2 3.0 3.0 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.1 5.9 12.7 .462 0.7 2.2 .339 3.5 4.3 .815
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 %
Ricky Davis 7 34.1 12.4 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.0 1.3 0.3 3.0 3.3 4.6 10.6 .432 0.4 1.3 .333 2.9 3.7 .769
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
Ricky Davis Derrick White
Season 2005-06-
Team Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ricky Davis 78 41.1 19.4 0.8 3.7 4.5 5.1 1.2 0.2 2.7 2.4 7.5 16.7 .448 0.9 3.1 .302 3.5 4.4 .797
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Davis ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ricky Davis Derrick White
Season 2006-07-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ricky Davis 81 37.3 17.0 0.7 3.2 3.9 4.8 1.0 0.3 2.6 2.3 6.2 13.4 .465 1.5 3.8 .397 3.0 3.5 .839
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Davis ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Ricky Davis Derrick White
Season 2007-08-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ricky Davis 82 36.1 13.8 0.7 3.6 4.3 3.4 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.3 5.1 11.8 .433 1.6 4.1 .405 1.9 2.4 .787
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Davis ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Ricky Davis Derrick White
Season 2008-09-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ricky Davis 36 21.8 6.4 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.8 2.3 6.8 .339 1.0 3.1 .315 0.9 1.0 .861
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Davis ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Ricky Davis Derrick White
Season 2009-10-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ricky Davis 36 13.9 4.4 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.1 1.7 4.0 .434 0.4 1.2 .381 0.5 0.9 .581
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Davis ------- --- ----------
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
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