Earl Tatum vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Earl Tatum 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

Earl Tatum

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Tatum 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Earl Tatum 4 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Earl Tatum 1 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Earl Tatum 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Tatum 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Tatum 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 9.6 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 2.6 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 1.9 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.2 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.4 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 2,508 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 682 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Earl Tatum 507 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Earl Tatum 319 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 101 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Earl Tatum 262 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .459 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum .333 * Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .746 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 150 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 54 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Earl Tatum 27 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Earl Tatum 15 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 9 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Earl Tatum 11 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .500 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum - * Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .667 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977) 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.