Tom Burleson vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Tom Burleson 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 Burleson

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Burleson 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.