Bob Lanier vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Bob Lanier 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

Bob Lanier

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Lanier 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Bob Lanier 14 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Bob Lanier 9 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Bob Lanier 8 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Lanier 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Lanier 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 20.1 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 10.1 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.1 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.1 * Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 19,248 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 9,698 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Bob Lanier 3,007 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Bob Lanier 777 * Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 1,100 * Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Bob Lanier 959 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .514 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .154 * Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .767 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) * Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 18.6 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 9.6 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.5 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 0.9 * Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 1,244 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 645 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Bob Lanier 235 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Bob Lanier 62 * Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 99 * Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Bob Lanier 67 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .532 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .000 * Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .768 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) * 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.