Otis Birdsong vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

Otis Birdsong

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Otis Birdsong: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Otis Birdsong 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Otis Birdsong 12 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Otis Birdsong 7 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Otis Birdsong 4 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Otis Birdsong 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Otis Birdsong 1 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 18.0 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.2 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.2 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.2 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Birdsong 12,544 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Otis Birdsong 2,072 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Otis Birdsong 2,260 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Otis Birdsong 858 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Otis Birdsong 143 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Otis Birdsong 696 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Birdsong .506 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Otis Birdsong .274 * Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Otis Birdsong .655 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 24.6 (1981) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.3 (1979) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.1 (1985) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.7 (1980) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.3 (1980) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 15.6 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.6 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.1 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Birdsong 546 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Otis Birdsong 104 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Otis Birdsong 104 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Otis Birdsong 56 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Otis Birdsong 5 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Otis Birdsong 35 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Birdsong .480 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Otis Birdsong .091 * Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Otis Birdsong .583 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 23.0 (1986) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 7.7 (1980) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.5 (1983) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 2.0 (1986) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.0 (1986) 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.