Willis Reed vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Willis Reed 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

Willis Reed

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Willis Reed 2 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Willis Reed 10 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Willis Reed 7 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Willis Reed 7 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Willis Reed 1 Jo Jo White 0

Finals MVP Willis Reed 2 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA First Team Willis Reed 1 Jo Jo White 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Willis Reed 5 Jo Jo White 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Willis Reed 1 * Jo Jo White 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Willis Reed 1 Jo Jo White 0

Rookie of The Year Willis Reed 1 Jo Jo White 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willis Reed 18.7 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 12.9 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 1.8 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.6 * Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 1.1 * Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Willis Reed 12,183 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Willis Reed 8,414 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Willis Reed 1,186 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Willis Reed 12 * Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Willis Reed 21 * Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Willis Reed 650 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willis Reed .476 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Willis Reed - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Willis Reed .747 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willis Reed 21.7 (1970) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 14.7 (1965) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 2.3 (1969) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) * Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willis Reed 17.4 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 10.3 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 1.9 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.2 * Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 0.0 * Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Willis Reed 1,358 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Willis Reed 801 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Willis Reed 149 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Willis Reed 2 * Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Willis Reed 0 * Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Willis Reed 78 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willis Reed .474 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Willis Reed - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Willis Reed .765 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willis Reed 27.5 (1967) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 14.1 (1969) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 2.8 (1970) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.