Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Hakeem Olajuwon 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

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Jo Jo White 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Jo Jo White 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Jo Jo White 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Jo Jo White 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Jo Jo White 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Jo Jo White 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Jo Jo White 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 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 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) 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.