Jerry West vs. Jo Jo White Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jo Jo White and Jerry West, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Jerry West played 14 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jo Jo White, who played 12. Jerry West had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, while Jo Jo White had his rookie season in 1969-70. 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 |
Jerry West | 14 | 13 | 1960-61 to 1973-74 |
Jo Jo White | 12 | 6 | 1969-70 to 1980-81 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1960-61 | 1969-70 |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics |
Honors & Awards | - | All-Rookie First Team |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Div Finals | Did 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 | % | ||||
Jerry West | 79 | 35.4 | 17.6 | - | - | 7.7 | 4.2 | - | - | - | 2.7 | 6.7 | 16.0 | .419 | - | - | - | 4.2 | 6.3 | .666 |
Jo Jo White | 60 | 22.1 | 12.2 | - | - | 2.8 | 2.4 | - | - | - | 2.2 | 5.2 | 11.4 | .452 | - | - | - | 1.9 | 2.3 | .822 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 12 | 38.4 | 22.9 | - | - | 8.7 | 5.3 | - | - | - | 3.3 | 8.3 | 16.8 | .490 | - | - | - | 6.4 | 8.8 | .726 |
Jo Jo White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1961-62 | 1970-71 |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
Playoffs | Lakers Lost NBA Finals | Did 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 | % | ||||
Jerry West | 75 | 41.2 | 30.8 | - | - | 7.9 | 5.4 | - | - | - | 2.3 | 10.7 | 23.9 | .445 | - | - | - | 9.5 | 12.3 | .769 |
Jo Jo White | 75 | 37.2 | 21.3 | - | - | 5.0 | 4.8 | - | - | - | 3.4 | 9.2 | 19.9 | .464 | - | - | - | 2.9 | 3.6 | .799 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 13 | 42.8 | 31.5 | - | - | 6.8 | 4.4 | - | - | - | 2.9 | 11.1 | 23.8 | .465 | - | - | - | 9.3 | 11.5 | .807 |
Jo Jo White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 3 |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1962-63 | 1971-72 |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
Playoffs | Lakers Lost NBA Finals | Celtics 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 | % | ||||
Jerry West | 55 | 39.3 | 27.1 | - | - | 7.0 | 5.6 | - | - | - | 2.7 | 10.2 | 22.1 | .461 | - | - | - | 6.7 | 8.7 | .778 |
Jo Jo White | 79 | 41.3 | 23.1 | - | - | 5.6 | 5.3 | - | - | - | 2.9 | 9.7 | 22.6 | .431 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 4.3 | .831 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 13 | 41.4 | 27.8 | - | - | 8.2 | 4.7 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 11.1 | 22.0 | .503 | - | - | - | 5.7 | 7.7 | .740 |
Jo Jo White | 11 | 39.3 | 23.5 | - | - | 5.4 | 5.3 | - | - | - | 2.8 | 9.9 | 20.0 | .495 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 4.4 | .833 |
Season 4 |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1963-64 | 1972-73 |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Div Semis | Celtics 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 | % | ||||
Jerry West | 72 | 40.4 | 28.7 | - | - | 6.0 | 5.6 | - | - | - | 2.8 | 10.3 | 21.2 | .484 | - | - | - | 8.1 | 9.8 | .832 |
Jo Jo White | 82 | 39.6 | 19.7 | - | - | 5.0 | 6.1 | - | - | - | 2.3 | 8.7 | 20.3 | .431 | - | - | - | 2.2 | 2.8 | .781 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 5 | 41.2 | 31.2 | - | - | 7.2 | 3.4 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 11.4 | 23.0 | .496 | - | - | - | 8.4 | 10.6 | .792 |
Jo Jo White | 13 | 44.8 | 24.5 | - | - | 4.2 | 6.4 | - | - | - | 3.4 | 10.4 | 23.1 | .450 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 4.2 | .907 |
Season 5 |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1964-65 | 1973-74 |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
Playoffs | Lakers Lost NBA Finals | NBA Champion |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 74 | 41.4 | 31.0 | - | - | 6.0 | 4.9 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 11.1 | 22.4 | .497 | - | - | - | 8.8 | 10.7 | .821 |
Jo Jo White | 82 | 39.5 | 18.1 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | - | 2.3 | 7.9 | 17.6 | .449 | - | - | - | 2.3 | 2.8 | .837 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 11 | 42.7 | 40.6 | - | - | 5.7 | 5.3 | - | - | - | 3.4 | 14.1 | 31.9 | .442 | - | - | - | 12.5 | 14.0 | .890 |
Jo Jo White | 18 | 42.5 | 16.6 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | - | 3.1 | 7.3 | 17.2 | .426 | - | - | - | 1.9 | 2.6 | .739 |
Season 6 |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1965-66 | 1974-75 |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
- | All-NBA Second Team | |
All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
Playoffs | Lakers Lost NBA Finals | Celtics 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 | % | ||||
Jerry West | 79 | 40.7 | 31.3 | - | - | 7.1 | 6.1 | - | - | - | 3.1 | 10.4 | 21.9 | .473 | - | - | - | 10.6 | 12.4 | .860 |
Jo Jo White | 82 | 39.3 | 18.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | 2.5 | 8.0 | 17.6 | .457 | - | - | - | 2.3 | 2.7 | .834 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 14 | 44.2 | 34.2 | - | - | 6.3 | 5.6 | - | - | - | 2.9 | 13.2 | 25.5 | .518 | - | - | - | 7.8 | 8.9 | .872 |
Jo Jo White | 11 | 42.0 | 20.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | 2.9 | 9.1 | 20.6 | .441 | - | - | - | 2.5 | 3.0 | .818 |
Season 7 |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1966-67 | 1975-76 |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics |
Honors & Awards | - | Finals MVP |
All-NBA First Team | - | |
All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Div Semis | NBA Champion |
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Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 66 | 40.5 | 28.7 | - | - | 5.9 | 6.8 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 9.8 | 21.0 | .464 | - | - | - | 9.1 | 10.4 | .878 |
Jo Jo White | 82 | 39.7 | 18.9 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | - | 2.2 | 8.2 | 18.2 | .449 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 3.1 | .838 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
Jo Jo White | 18 | 43.9 | 22.7 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | - | 2.8 | 9.2 | 20.6 | .445 | - | - | - | 4.3 | 5.3 | .821 |
Season 8 |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1967-68 | 1976-77 |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA Second Team | All-NBA Second Team |
All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
Playoffs | Lakers Lost NBA Finals | Celtics Lost East Conf 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 | % | ||||
Jerry West | 51 | 37.6 | 26.3 | - | - | 5.8 | 6.1 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 9.3 | 18.2 | .514 | - | - | - | 7.7 | 9.5 | .811 |
Jo Jo White | 82 | 40.6 | 19.6 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | - | 2.4 | 7.8 | 18.1 | .429 | - | - | - | 4.1 | 4.7 | .869 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 15 | 41.5 | 30.8 | - | - | 5.4 | 5.5 | - | - | - | 3.1 | 11.0 | 20.9 | .527 | - | - | - | 8.8 | 11.3 | .781 |
Jo Jo White | 9 | 43.9 | 23.3 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | - | 3.0 | 10.1 | 22.3 | .453 | - | - | - | 3.1 | 3.7 | .848 |
Season 9 |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1968-69 | 1977-78 |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics |
Honors & Awards | Finals MVP | - |
All-NBA Second Team | - | |
All-Defensive Second Team | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | Lakers Lost NBA Finals | Did 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 | % | ||||
Jerry West | 61 | 39.2 | 25.9 | - | - | 4.3 | 6.9 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 8.9 | 19.0 | .471 | - | - | - | 8.0 | 9.8 | .821 |
Jo Jo White | 46 | 35.7 | 14.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 15.0 | .419 | - | - | - | 2.2 | 2.6 | .858 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 18 | 42.1 | 30.9 | - | - | 3.9 | 7.5 | - | - | - | 2.9 | 10.9 | 23.5 | .463 | - | - | - | 9.1 | 11.3 | .804 |
Jo Jo White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 10 |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1969-70 | 1978-79 |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Defensive First Team | - | |
Scoring Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | Lakers Lost NBA Finals | Did 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 | % | ||||
Jerry West | 74 | 42.0 | 31.2 | - | - | 4.6 | 7.5 | - | - | - | 2.2 | 11.2 | 22.6 | .497 | - | - | - | 8.7 | 10.6 | .824 |
Jo Jo White | 76 | 30.8 | 12.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 12.0 | .444 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 2.1 | .880 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 18 | 46.1 | 31.2 | - | - | 3.7 | 8.4 | - | - | - | 3.1 | 10.9 | 23.2 | .469 | - | - | - | 9.4 | 11.8 | .802 |
Jo Jo White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 11 |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1970-71 | 1979-80 |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Defensive First Team | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did 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 | % | ||||
Jerry West | 69 | 41.2 | 26.9 | - | - | 4.6 | 9.5 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 9.7 | 19.6 | .494 | - | - | - | 7.6 | 9.1 | .832 |
Jo Jo White | 78 | 26.3 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 9.1 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .851 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jo Jo White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 12 |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1971-72 | 1980-81 |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Kansas City Kings |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Defensive First Team | - | |
Assists Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
All-Star Game NVP | - | |
Playoffs | NBA Champion | Did 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 | % | ||||
Jerry West | 77 | 38.6 | 25.8 | - | - | 4.2 | 9.7 | - | - | - | 2.7 | 9.5 | 20.0 | .477 | - | - | - | 6.7 | 8.2 | .814 |
Jo Jo White | 13 | 18.2 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 6.3 | .439 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.8 | 1.4 | .611 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 15 | 40.5 | 22.9 | - | - | 4.9 | 8.9 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 8.5 | 22.7 | .376 | - | - | - | 5.9 | 7.1 | .830 |
Jo Jo White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 13 |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1972-73 | - |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | - |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Defensive First Team | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | Lakers 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 | % | ||||
Jerry West | 69 | 35.7 | 22.8 | - | - | 4.2 | 8.8 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 9.0 | 18.7 | .479 | - | - | - | 4.9 | 6.1 | .805 |
Jo Jo White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 17 | 37.5 | 23.6 | - | - | 4.5 | 7.8 | - | - | - | 2.9 | 8.9 | 19.8 | .449 | - | - | - | 5.8 | 7.5 | .780 |
Jo Jo White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 14 |
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Jerry West | Jo Jo White | |
Season | 1973-74 | - |
Team | Los Angeles Lakers | - |
Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf 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 | % | ||||
Jerry West | 31 | 31.2 | 20.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | - | 2.6 | 7.5 | 16.7 | .447 | - | - | - | 5.3 | 6.4 | .833 |
Jo Jo White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jerry West | 1 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | .222 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
Jo Jo White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |