Gus Johnson vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Gus Johnson 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

Gus Johnson

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gus Johnson: 1963-64 to 1972-73
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gus Johnson 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Gus Johnson 10 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Gus Johnson 5 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Gus Johnson 5 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gus Johnson 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gus Johnson 4 Jo Jo White 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Gus Johnson 2 * Jo Jo White 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gus Johnson 2 Jo Jo White 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Johnson 17.1 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Gus Johnson 12.7 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Gus Johnson 2.6 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Gus Johnson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Johnson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Johnson 9,944 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Gus Johnson 7,379 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Gus Johnson 1,541 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Gus Johnson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Gus Johnson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Gus Johnson 582 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Johnson .440 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Gus Johnson - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Gus Johnson .699 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Johnson 20.7 (1967) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Johnson 17.1 (1971) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gus Johnson 3.6 (1965) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Gus Johnson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Johnson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Johnson 13.3 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Gus Johnson 9.7 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Gus Johnson 2.2 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Gus Johnson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Johnson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Johnson 452 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Gus Johnson 330 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Gus Johnson 76 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Gus Johnson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Gus Johnson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Gus Johnson 34 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Johnson .397 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Gus Johnson - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Gus Johnson .760 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Johnson 18.4 (1970) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Johnson 11.4 (1970) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gus Johnson 3.4 (1965) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Gus Johnson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Johnson - 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.