Gary Payton vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gary Payton 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jo Jo White 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jo Jo White 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jo Jo White 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jo Jo White 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jo Jo White 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jo Jo White 0 *

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.