Don Nelson vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Don Nelson 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

Don Nelson

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Nelson 5 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Don Nelson 14 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Don Nelson 11 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Don Nelson 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Nelson 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Nelson 0 Jo Jo White 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Nelson 10.3 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Don Nelson 4.9 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Don Nelson 1.4 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Don Nelson 0.3 * Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Don Nelson 0.1 * Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Nelson 10,898 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Don Nelson 5,192 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Don Nelson 1,526 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Don Nelson 65 * Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Don Nelson 35 * Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Don Nelson 1,053 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Nelson .480 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Don Nelson - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Don Nelson .765 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Nelson 15.4 (1970) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Don Nelson 7.3 (1970) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Don Nelson 2.3 (1972) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) * Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Nelson 10.5 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Don Nelson 4.8 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Don Nelson 1.4 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Don Nelson 0.3 * Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Don Nelson 0.1 * Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Nelson 1,577 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Don Nelson 719 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Don Nelson 210 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Don Nelson 13 * Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Don Nelson 7 * Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Don Nelson 150 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Nelson .498 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Don Nelson - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Don Nelson .817 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Nelson 15.4 (1975) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Don Nelson 7.5 (1968) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Don Nelson 2.4 (1975) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Don Nelson 0.2 (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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.