Ben Simmons vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Ben Simmons 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
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2024-25
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Simmons 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Ben Simmons 7 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Ben Simmons 4 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Ben Simmons 3 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben Simmons 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 1 Jo Jo White 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Simmons 2 Jo Jo White 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 2 Jo Jo White 0

Steals Leader Ben Simmons 1 Jo Jo White 0 *

Rookie of The Year Ben Simmons 1 Jo Jo White 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 13.1 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 7.4 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.2 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.5 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.7 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 5,021 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 2,840 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Ben Simmons 2,754 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Ben Simmons 568 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 255 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Ben Simmons 383 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .558 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .139 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .592 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 12.2 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 7.2 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 6.6 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.2 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 477 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 280 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Ben Simmons 259 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Ben Simmons 48 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 34 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Ben Simmons 39 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .567 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .000 Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .520 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019) 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.