Linton Townes vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

Linton Townes

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Linton Townes 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Linton Townes 3 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Linton Townes 2 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Linton Townes 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Linton Townes 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Linton Townes 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Townes 4.3 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 1.1 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.5 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.3 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.1 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Townes 257 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Linton Townes 67 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Linton Townes 32 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Linton Townes 20 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Linton Townes 7 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Linton Townes 60 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Townes .440 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Linton Townes .360 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Linton Townes .750 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Townes 4.5 (1983) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 1.2 (1983) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.6 (1983) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.3 (1983) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.5 (1984) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Townes 5.1 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 0.8 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.6 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Townes 41 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Linton Townes 6 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Linton Townes 5 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Linton Townes 0 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Linton Townes 0 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Linton Townes 8 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Townes .486 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Linton Townes .250 Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Linton Townes .857 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Townes 5.5 (1983) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 1.5 (1985) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.8 (1983) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 (1985) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 (1985) 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.