Magic Johnson vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

Magic Johnson

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 Jo Jo White 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 Jo Jo White 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 Jo Jo White 2

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 Jo Jo White 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 Jo Jo White 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) 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.