Jerry Bird vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

Jerry Bird

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry Bird 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Bird 0 Jo Jo White 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Jerry Bird - Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - 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.