Billy Ray Bates vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) 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.