Vern Gardner vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Vern Gardner 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

Vern Gardner

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vern Gardner 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Jo Jo White 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.