Tom Gola vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Tom Gola that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Tom Gola

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Gola 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 Jo Jo White 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Tom Gola 698 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Tom Gola 39 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.4 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.