Purvis Short vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

Purvis Short

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Purvis Short 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Purvis Short 12 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Purvis Short 3 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Purvis Short 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Purvis Short 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Purvis Short 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Purvis Short 17.3 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Purvis Short 4.3 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Purvis Short 2.5 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Purvis Short 1.0 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Purvis Short 0.2 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Purvis Short 14,607 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Purvis Short 3,625 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Purvis Short 2,123 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Purvis Short 878 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Purvis Short 178 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Purvis Short 842 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Purvis Short .474 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Purvis Short .282 * Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Purvis Short .824 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Purvis Short 28.0 (1985) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Purvis Short 5.5 (1984) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Purvis Short 3.7 (1986) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Purvis Short 1.5 (1985) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Purvis Short 0.3 (1985) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Purvis Short 10.4 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Purvis Short 2.8 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Purvis Short 1.6 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Purvis Short 0.7 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Purvis Short 0.1 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Purvis Short 187 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Purvis Short 51 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Purvis Short 29 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Purvis Short 13 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Purvis Short 2 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Purvis Short 18 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Purvis Short .424 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Purvis Short .000 * Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Purvis Short .878 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Purvis Short 14.6 (1987) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Purvis Short 3.3 (1987) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Purvis Short 2.7 (1987) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Purvis Short 1.2 (1987) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Purvis Short 0.2 (1987) 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.