Walter Dukes vs. Derrick White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick White and Walter Dukes, 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.

Walter Dukes played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Derrick White, who played 7. Walter Dukes had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, 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
Walter Dukes 8 7 1955-56 to 1962-63
Derrick White 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Walter Dukes Derrick White
Season 1955-562017-18
Team New York KnicksSan 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 %
Walter Dukes 60 21.5 7.8 - - 7.4 0.7 - - - 3.5 2.5 6.2 .403 - - - 2.8 3.9 .708
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 %
Walter Dukes ------- --- ----------
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
Walter Dukes Derrick White
Season 1956-572018-19
Team Minneapolis LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 %
Walter Dukes 71 26.3 10.1 - - 11.2 0.8 - - - 3.8 3.2 8.8 .364 - - - 3.7 5.4 .689
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 %
Walter Dukes 5 35.4 13.6 - - 14.8 1.0 - - - 5.2 4.8 11.4 .421 - - - 4.0 5.4 .741
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
Walter Dukes Derrick White
Season 1957-582019-20
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Walter Dukes 72 30.3 11.2 - - 13.3 0.7 - - - 4.3 3.9 11.1 .349 - - - 3.4 5.1 .675
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 %
Walter Dukes 7 40.9 15.9 - - 13.9 0.6 - - - 5.4 5.3 14.4 .366 - - - 5.3 8.0 .661
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Walter Dukes Derrick White
Season 1958-592020-21
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Walter Dukes 72 32.5 13.0 - - 13.3 0.9 - - - 4.6 4.4 12.6 .352 - - - 4.1 6.3 .657
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 %
Walter Dukes 3 37.7 14.3 - - 13.3 1.0 - - - 5.0 5.0 10.0 .500 - - - 4.3 5.7 .765
Derrick White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Walter Dukes Derrick White
Season 1959-602021-22
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisCeltics 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 %
Walter Dukes 66 32.4 15.2 - - 13.4 1.2 - - - 4.7 4.8 13.2 .361 - - - 5.7 7.7 .740
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 %
Walter Dukes 2 39.0 24.0 - - 16.5 1.0 - - - 4.5 8.0 15.5 .516 - - - 8.0 11.0 .727
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
Walter Dukes Derrick White
Season 1960-612022-23
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Walter Dukes 73 28.0 11.7 - - 14.1 1.9 - - - 4.3 3.9 9.7 .405 - - - 3.8 5.5 .703
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 %
Walter Dukes 5 30.4 10.0 - - 9.8 2.2 - - - 5.0 4.0 10.6 .377 - - - 2.0 3.6 .556
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
Walter Dukes Derrick White
Season 1961-622023-24
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Walter Dukes 77 24.6 9.4 - - 10.4 1.6 - - - 4.2 3.3 8.4 .396 - - - 2.7 3.8 .715
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 %
Walter Dukes 10 34.7 12.4 - - 13.8 2.4 - - - 5.2 3.9 9.1 .429 - - - 4.6 6.1 .754
Derrick White 9 33.3 18.2 0.6 3.1 3.7 3.6 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.7 6.4 13.0 .496 3.7 8.4 .434 1.7 1.9 .882

Season 8
Walter Dukes Derrick White
Season 1962-63-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Walter Dukes 62 14.7 4.3 - - 5.8 0.9 - - - 3.0 1.3 4.1 .325 - - - 1.6 2.2 .737
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walter Dukes 3 2.7 1.0 - - 0.3 0.7 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Derrick White ------- --- ----------
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