Sam Lacey vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Lacey 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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.