Larry Bird vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

Larry Bird

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jo Jo White 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jo Jo White 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jo Jo White 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jo Jo White 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jo Jo White 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.