Jayson Tatum vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2024-25
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jayson Tatum 1 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Jayson Tatum 8 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Jayson Tatum 8 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Jayson Tatum 6 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jayson Tatum 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA First Team Jayson Tatum 4 Jo Jo White 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jayson Tatum 5 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jayson Tatum 23.6 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Jayson Tatum 7.3 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Jayson Tatum 3.8 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Jayson Tatum 1.1 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jayson Tatum 0.7 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jayson Tatum 13,784 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Jayson Tatum 4,293 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Jayson Tatum 2,243 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Jayson Tatum 639 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Jayson Tatum 384 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Jayson Tatum 585 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

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

3-Point Percentage Jayson Tatum .370 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Jayson Tatum .840 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jayson Tatum 6.0 (2025) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jayson Tatum 24.3 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Jayson Tatum 8.2 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Jayson Tatum 4.9 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Jayson Tatum 1.2 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jayson Tatum 0.9 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jayson Tatum 2,936 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Jayson Tatum 989 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Jayson Tatum 592 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Jayson Tatum 143 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Jayson Tatum 106 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Jayson Tatum 121 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jayson Tatum .439 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Jayson Tatum .348 Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Jayson Tatum .841 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jayson Tatum 11.5 (2025) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jayson Tatum 6.3 (2024) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jayson Tatum 2.1 (2025) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021) 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.