Bill Russell vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Bill Russell 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

Bill Russell

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Russell 11 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Bill Russell 13 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Bill Russell 13 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Bill Russell 12 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Russell 5 Jo Jo White 0

Finals MVP Bill Russell 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Russell 3 Jo Jo White 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Russell 11 Jo Jo White 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Russell 1 * Jo Jo White 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Russell 1 Jo Jo White 0

Rebounds Leader Bill Russell 4 Jo Jo White 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Russell 15.1 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 22.5 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 4.3 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Russell 14,522 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Bill Russell 21,620 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Bill Russell 4,100 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Bill Russell - n/a ** Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Bill Russell - n/a ** Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Bill Russell 963 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Russell .440 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Bill Russell - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Russell .561 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Russell 18.9 (1962) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 24.7 (1964) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 5.8 (1967) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Russell 16.2 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 24.9 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 4.7 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Russell 2,673 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Bill Russell 4,104 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Bill Russell 770 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Bill Russell - n/a ** Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Bill Russell - n/a ** Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Bill Russell 165 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Russell .430 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Bill Russell - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Russell .603 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Russell 22.4 (1962) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 29.9 (1961) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 6.3 (1965) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.