Bam Adebayo vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Bam Adebayo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2024-25
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 8 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bam Adebayo 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Jo Jo White 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Jo Jo White 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Jo Jo White 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.7 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 8,923 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,024 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,044 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 607 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 489 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 567 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .537 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .314 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .756 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.