Jim Petersen vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

Jim Petersen

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Petersen 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Jim Petersen 8 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Jim Petersen 5 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Jim Petersen 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Petersen 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Petersen 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 6.9 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 4.8 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.0 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.7 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Petersen 3,397 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Jim Petersen 2,354 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Jim Petersen 487 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Jim Petersen 213 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Jim Petersen 363 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Jim Petersen 491 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Petersen .486 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Jim Petersen .071 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Petersen .725 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 5.2 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 4.5 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 0.8 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Petersen 241 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Jim Petersen 207 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Jim Petersen 37 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Jim Petersen 17 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Jim Petersen 17 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Jim Petersen 46 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Petersen .485 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Jim Petersen - Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Petersen .662 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988) 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.