Dariq Whitehead vs Derrick White
Whitehead · White
Derrick White: Day-To-Day (Rest · Other).
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveDerrick White scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (16.5 vs 16.3), on Whitehead's heavier usage (23.1% vs 21.6%).
White is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 52.9% to 51.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to White (5.4 vs 1.5 assists), the glass to White (4.4 vs 4.0 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: White played 71 more games (77 vs 6 of 82).
With White on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.3 per 100 possessions, against -24.1 for Whitehead; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Whitehead — through —, White $30.3M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).