LaMelo Ball vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP LaMelo Ball 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Jo Jo White 2

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jo Jo White 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.